Indian
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- adjective
- /ˈɪndiən/
- US
- The festival celebrated the rich traditions of the Indian culture, showcasing traditional dance and music.
- American Indian
- an Indian reservation
- Indian territory
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Watch on YouTubeLike both of those were Indian culture before, before the Europeans got here.
- Like both of those were Indian culture before, before the Europeans got here.
- It's still pretty much about Spokane Indian males, you know, stumbling through life.
- Dennis Banks was a Native American leader of the American Indian movement.
- Like it's like when you're sitting Indian style and they straddle you.
- Next up I have the Aztec secret Indian healing clay.
- So it's like, you know, you squat down into Indian style, right?
Examples
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At every intersection, young Indian women with babies at their breasts stretched out their hands.
Fiction book (1990) -
They are the oldest Indians in Colombia and very wise.
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These figures on the ground are the men from the Indian village.
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And I was able to see that the Indian wars have never ended.
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Did he happen to have an old Indian shirt with him?
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Because of his citizenship in an Indian nation, they had not yet brought him to trial.
Fiction book (1990) -
So she is a child born to a Cherokee Indian father and a white mother.
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This is a Chumash Indian shaman.
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Both acts seek to define exactly who is Indian and who has a right to confer that designation.
Academic text (2011) -
She learned to speak the Indian language of her ancestors to connect with her heritage.
Synonyms
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5.6
Living or growing naturally in a place and not moved there from somewhere else
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3.3
Relating to the original peoples of North or South America and their culture
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6.5
Of the first people or things living in a region
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9.6
Relating to the native peoples of the Americas, their cultures, and languages
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9.8
Relating to the native peoples of the Americas, including their languages and culture
Relating to Native American people, their languages and cultures
Compounds
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6.5
A person from the Native American tribes of the Great Plains who traditionally lived a nomadic life following buffalo
- Slur
2
9.9
A hurtful racist phrase for a person who gives a gift and later asks for it back
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5.9
A North American war from 1754 to 1763 between Britain and France that gives Britain control of eastern North America
- Archaic
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5.8
A language spoken by the native people of North, Central, or South America
- Indian
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8.8
A play fight where two people lie on the ground and try to push the other's raised leg down
- Archaic
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5.1
A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival
- Archaic
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8.0
A United States government worker who deals with Native American tribes on a reservation
- Archaic
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8.2
A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam
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2.8
An Asian elephant that lives in India and nearby countries with smaller ears and tusks, especially in males
- Indian
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6.3
A very large snake from South and Southeast Asia that has no venom and can grow very long
- US
1
9.1
A North American plant that lives for many years with grey hairy leaves and a red or yellow dye
- Specialized
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9.9
A person from the first human groups to live in North or South America during the last Ice Age
- Archaic
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8.1
A person from a native group in northeastern South America and nearby islands
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7.3
A person whose family is both British and Indian, or a British person who lived in India during British rule
- Indian
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5.2
A large wild animal with one horn and thick folded skin that lives in India and Nepal
- Indian
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7.0
A grass that grows in dry areas and farmers grow for animal feed or grain
- Indian
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7.6
A large tree from India with hard dark wood used for furniture and musical instruments
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3.4
A day in the United States on the fourth Friday in September that honors Native Americans
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9.9
A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food
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8.4
A small wildflower from the central United States with yellow petals and a red center
- NSFW
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8.2
A plant often Cannabis sativa grown for fiber to make rope or for drugs like hashish
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9.9
A low spreading weed that forms a flat green mat with small greenish-white flowers
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4.6
A leafy plant with leaves eaten as greens and seeds used as a spice and for oil
- US
1
9.3
A strong plant from eastern and central North America that lives many years with palm-like leaves and blue flowers
- US
1
9.9
A plant that lives for many years with white flowers and leaves you can eat as greens
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A perennial plant with large round leaves and groups of bright pink or white flowers that grows beside streams
- Indian
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8.5
A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
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4.0
A large dry area east of the Indus River in northwest India and southeast Pakistan
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7.9
A large uprising by Indian soldiers and other people against British rule in 1857 and 1858
- Indian
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7.5
A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods containing edible seeds
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9.9
A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and brown-purple and orange flowers that hang down
- US
1
8.2
A garden plant with bright red or white flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies
- Indian
1
9.5
A tropical plant with bright flowers often grown for its fiber or found as a weed
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and scented night flowers from northern India to Thailand
A language first spoken by the native people of the Americas before Europeans arrived
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indian began as a name used by European explorers who thought they had reached India, so they called the native people 'Indians'. That's why Indian can also mean the native peoples or cultures of the Americas.