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Indian

Indian

929 1.0
A person from India
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndiən/
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  • The nuclear deal convinced many Indians that the United States could be a viable long-term partner.
  • Asian Indians

And it was about the rights of of Indians in South Africa.

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Examples

  • Lindsay estimated that there were twelve hundred Indians in the county, less than half the population of whites.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They meet a handsome young Indian doctor called Doctor Aziz.

  • The doctor looks like he is an Indian doctor, right from India.

  • OK, my parents were Indian immigrants to the UK.

  • And it was about the rights of of Indians in South Africa.

  • Now I'm married to an Indian and I have twin boys.

  • They're the biggest community of Indians abroad.

  • And there his mentors were Indians who had gone to MIT.

  • The festival celebrates the rich culture and traditions of Indians from various regions of India.

  • Many Indians living abroad maintain strong ties to their heritage.

Synonyms

Hindu
vsIndian
  • Archaic
1 6.6

A person from India in older records

refers to people from that country in general
Hindustani
vsIndian
8.3

A person from northern India, the area once called Hindustan

refers broadly to people from the whole country rather than only the north

Compounds

28 1.0

A large ocean between Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Southern Ocean

12 5.0

Land set aside for a Native American tribe to live on and use

8 3.5

A person who comes from the Caribbean islands

3 4.2

A leader of a Native American tribe

A person from the Native American tribes of the Great Plains who traditionally lived a nomadic life following buffalo

2 9.9

A hurtful racist phrase for a person who gives a gift and later asks for it back

A North American war from 1754 to 1763 between Britain and France that gives Britain control of eastern North America

A period of warm, dry weather that comes in autumn after a frost

East Indian
  • Archaic
1 5.8

A person from South or Southeast Asia, for example India

1 6.9

A path through wild land made long ago by Native people in North America

1 4.2

A type of corn with hard kernels in many colors used for decoration or food

1 5.1

A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival

Indian agent
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A United States government worker who deals with Native American tribes on a reservation

An Asian elephant that lives in India and nearby countries with smaller ears and tusks, especially in males

1 7.4

A wooden club shaped like a bottle used for arm and shoulder exercise

A wild plant with bright red or orange flowers found in North America

Indian sign
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A sign people believe shows what will happen or what to do

A late period when someone or something becomes successful again after decline

Paleo-Indian
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A person from the first human groups to live in North or South America during the last Ice Age

Carib Indian
  • Archaic
8.1

A person from a native group in northeastern South America and nearby islands

A large Indian tree that sends roots down from branches to form new trunks

A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and scented night flowers from northern India to Thailand

A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments

A person whose family is both British and Indian, or a British person who lived in India during British rule

A language of the native peoples of the Americas

A day in the United States on the fourth Friday in September that honors Native Americans

A language first spoken by the native people of the Americas before Europeans arrived

A large dry area east of the Indus River in northwest India and southeast Pakistan

A tropical plant grown for its large starchy root used for flour

Indian banyan
  • Indian
7.8

A large Indian tree with roots that grow down into new trunks

7.4

A large tree with heart-shaped leaves, white flowers and long thin seed pods

Indian bean
  • Indian
7.5

A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods containing edible seeds

Indian beech
  • Indian
9.2

An evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white fragrant flowers that give good shade

9.3

A strong plant from eastern and central North America that lives many years with palm-like leaves and blue flowers

9.5

A large Indian tree that people use for its very dark hard wood in furniture and musical instruments

A small wildflower from the central United States with yellow petals and a red center

A plant from central North America that lives for many years with hairy stems and edible underground roots

7.3

A large horned animal kept for milk and farm work in hilly Asian areas

8.2

A small fern with round buttonlike growths on its leaves that grows in warm, humid places

8.6

A small tree or shrub with golden-yellow leaves in autumn and small black berries

A low spreading weed that forms a flat green mat with small greenish-white flowers

A small Asian orchid with thin-stemmed flowers usually white, pink or magenta

A North American bush with groups of small bright red berries

7.6

A single line of people or things one behind another

9.9

A gift that someone gives then later takes back

9.9

To take back a gift after giving it, which people consider rude

9.9

A glossy black bird from Asia that often learns to copy human speech

Indian hemp
  • Archaic
8.1

A plant grown for strong fibers used to make rope

A leader of a Native American tribe who guides the people

A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and brown-purple and orange flowers that hang down

Indian cholera
  • Archaic
7.3

A severe stomach infection that causes sudden watery diarrhoea and vomiting after drinking contaminated water

Indian cobra
  • Indian
6.1

A dangerous snake from India with a hood that can kill people

Indian coral tree
  • Australian
8.6

A small to medium thorny tree with thick bunches of bright red flowers and black seeds

7.3

A fast-growing climbing plant with bright orange flowers and edible seeds used like capers

8.2

A plant often Cannabis sativa grown for fiber to make rope or for drugs like hashish

Indian language
  • Archaic
5.8

A language spoken by the native people of North, Central, or South America

A plant with tender edible leaves often eaten raw or cooked

9.9

A European plant that lives for one year with small green flowers and bright red berries

9.1

A North American plant that lives for many years with grey hairy leaves and a red or yellow dye

8.8

A small plant grown for food and animal feed in India

A large bird from India with long bright blue and green tail feathers

8.2

A garden plant with bright red or white flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies

A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food

A plant with large, broad, veined leaves often grown in gardens

Indian lodge
  • Archaic
8.2

A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam

A water plant with large pink or white flowers that grows in ponds

9.9

A creeping plant whose roots make red dye for cloth

Indian mallow
  • Indian
9.5

A tropical plant with bright flowers often grown for its fiber or found as a weed

Indian meal
  • Archaic
8.0

Corn ground into coarse pieces that people use for food

Indian millet
  • Indian
7.0

A grass that grows in dry areas and farmers grow for animal feed or grain

6.8

A small wild animal from southern Asia that eats rats and snakes

A leafy plant with leaves eaten as greens and seeds used as a spice and for oil

Indian Mutiny
  • Archaic
7.5

A major revolt against British rule in India in 1857 and 1858

Surface Forms

Indian singular
Indians plural

Morphology

Indian = India (transparent) = India + an

Regular nominal formation from the country name 'India' to denote a person from India; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

An Indian is a person from India, and the country's name comes from the old word Sindhu meaning 'river' and the Indus River, so an Indian is someone from the land of that river.