indian

In-di-an · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Relating to India, its people, culture, or languages.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A person from India or of Indian descent.

  3. 3.

    (dated, now often considered offensive) Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

  4. 4.

    (noun, dated) A member of an indigenous American people.

Related words

See also: Native American, india, indigenous

Etymology

From Latin Indianus, from India, from Greek India, ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu (the Indus River).