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Indian

Indian

108 1.0
A person from India
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndiən/
: indio
  • 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
2 6.6

A person from India in older records

refers to people from that country in general
Hindustani
vsIndian
1 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

30 1.0

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

16 5.0

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

6 4.2

A leader of a Native American tribe

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

5 3.5

A person who comes from the Caribbean islands

Red Indian
  • Slur
3 9.9

An insulting old word for the native people of North and South America

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

Indian language
  • Archaic
2 5.8

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

1 8.8

A play fight where two people lie on the ground and try to push the other's raised leg down

1 6.9

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

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

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

Indian lodge
  • Archaic
1 8.2

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

1 9.9

A joking idea that people from India are often late

East Indian
  • Archaic
1 5.8

A person from South or Southeast Asia, for example India

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

1 6.1

A small strong horse used for riding by Native American people on the plains

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

Indian rupee
  • Indian
1 3.0

Official money of India equal to 100 paise

1 4.2

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

1 7.3

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

Indian meal
  • Archaic
1 8.0

Corn ground into coarse pieces that people use for food

Indian python
  • Indian
1 6.3

A very large snake from South and Southeast Asia that has no venom and can grow very long

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

1 9.1

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

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

Indian Mutiny
  • Archaic
1 7.5

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

1 3.4

A grain that grows in lakes and rivers and is eaten like rice

1 6.8

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

Carib Indian
  • Archaic
1 8.1

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

1 7.3

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

1 6.2

A warm red-brown color often used in paint and design

1 5.2

A large wild animal with one horn and thick folded skin that lives in India and Nepal

Indian millet
  • Indian
1 7.0

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

A language of the native peoples of the Americas

1 7.6

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

1 6.9

A North American plant with underground tubers that people eat

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

Indian cobra
  • Indian
1 6.1

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

1 9.9

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

A plant from South America and Mexico used for medicine

1 7.4

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

1 9.9

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

1 8.4

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

1 8.2

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

A spicy sauce made from chopped fruit or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar

1 9.9

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

1 7.6

A single line of people or things one behind another

A leader of a Native American tribe who guides the people

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

1 9.3

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

1 9.9

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

1 9.9

A plant that lives for many years with white flowers and leaves you can eat as greens

Indian hemp
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A plant grown for strong fibers used to make rope

1 7.7

A perennial plant with large round leaves and groups of bright pink or white flowers that grows beside streams

1 8.5

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

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

A large uprising by Indian soldiers and other people against British rule in 1857 and 1858

Indian banyan
  • Indian
1 7.8

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

Indian bean
  • Indian
1 7.5

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

1 9.9

A North American bush with groups of small bright red berries

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

1 8.8

A small plant grown for food and animal feed in India

1 8.2

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

Indian mallow
  • Indian
1 9.5

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

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

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

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.