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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|India}} {{IPA|en|/ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n/|a=India}}
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|en|/ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/|a=RP}}
* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|en|/ˈɪn.di.ən/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɪn.di.ən/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-Indian.ogg|Audio (GA)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-Indian.ogg|a=GA}}
* {{rhyme|en|ɪndiən|s=3}}
* {{rhyme|en|ɪndiən|s=3}}
* {{hyph|en|In|di|an}}
* {{hyph|en|In|di|an}}
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|Asian Indian
|Asian Indian
|Indiana
|Indiana
|Indian almond| Indian bison|Indian boys and girls|Indian fever|Indian rugburn|Indian skimmer|Indian thistle|Indian warrior|Indian wolf
|Indian almond
|Indian-American
|Indian-American
|Indian apple
|Indian apple
|Indian burn|Indian beet|Indian bullfrog|Indian fox|Indian peafowl|Indian star tortoise|Indian tick typhus|Indian wax scale|pan-Indian
|Indian burn
|Indian carp
|Indian carp
|Indian cobra
|Indian cobra|Indian hog deer|Indian spotted creeper
|Indian coral tree
|Indian coral tree
|Indian corn
|Indian corn
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|Indian fig
|Indian fig
|Indian file
|Indian file
|Indian fire|Indian ginger|King's Indian Defence|Queen's Indian Defence
|Indian fire
|Indian giving
|Indian giving
|Indian harp
|Indian harp
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* French: {{t+|fr|indien}}
* French: {{t+|fr|indien}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|hindú}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|hindú}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ინდური}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|ინდური}}
* German: {{t+|de|indisch}}
* German: {{t+|de|indisch}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ινδικός}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ινδικός}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|Ἰνδικός}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|Ἰνδικός}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|ʻĪnia}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|ʻĪnia}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הודי|tr=hodi|alt=הָדִּי \ הודי}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|הודי|tr=hodi|alt=הָדִּי \ הודי}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|भारतीय}}, {{t+|hi|हिन्दुस्तानी}}, {{t+|hi|हिन्दी}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|भारतीय}}, {{t+|hi|हिन्दुस्तानी}}, {{t+|hi|हिन्दी}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|indiai}}, {{t+|hu|ind}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|indiai}}, {{t+|hu|ind}}
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|hinduski}}, {{t+|pl|indyjski}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|hinduski}}, {{t+|pl|indyjski}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indiano}}, {{t+|pt|hindu}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indiano}}, {{t+|pt|hindu}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਹਿੰਦੀ}}, {{t|pa|ਭਾਰਤੀ}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|indian}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|indian}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|инди́йский}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|инди́йский}}
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|indio}}, {{t+|es|hindú}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|indio}}, {{t+|es|hindú}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indisk}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indisk}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|Indiyano}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|ҳиндӣ}}, {{t|tg|ҳиндустонӣ}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|ҳиндӣ}}, {{t|tg|ҳиндустонӣ}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|భారతీయ}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|భారతీయ}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|อินเดีย}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|อินเดีย}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|hint}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Hint}}, {{t+|tr|Hintli}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|інді́йський}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|інді́йський}}
* Urdu: {{t+|ur|بھارتی|tr=bhārtīy}}, {{t|ur|ہندوستانی|tr=hindustānī}}
* Urdu: {{t+|ur|بھارتی|tr=bhārtīy}}, {{t|ur|ہندوستانی|tr=hindustānī}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|hind}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|hind}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|Ấn Độ}} ({{t|vi|印度}}), {{t|vi|Ấn}} ({{t|vi|印}})
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|Ấn Độ}} ({{t|vi|印度}}), {{t|vi|Ấn}} ({{t|vi|印}})
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Indiaidd}}
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* Interlingua: {{t|ia|indian}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|indian}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|indiano}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|indiano}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|インディアン|tr=Indian}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|インディアン|tr=Indian}}
* Klamath-Modoc: {{t|kla|maqlaqs}}
* Klamath-Modoc: {{t|kla|maqlaqs}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|indiāņu|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|indiāņu|m}}
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#: {{ux|en|We're going down to the '''Indian''' for a curry—wanna join us?}}
#: {{ux|en|We're going down to the '''Indian''' for a curry—wanna join us?}}
# {{short for|en|Mardi Gras Indian}}
# {{short for|en|Mardi Gras Indian}}

====Derived terms====
*{{l|en|Pueblo Indian}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|hindi}}, {{t+|uz|hindu}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|hindi}}, {{t+|uz|hindu}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|[[người]] [[Ấn Độ]]}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|[[người]] [[Ấn Độ]]}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Indiad|m}}
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* Czech: {{t+|cs|indián|m}}, {{t|cs|indiánka|f}}, {{t|cs|Americký indián|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|indián|m}}, {{t|cs|indiánka|f}}, {{t|cs|Americký indián|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|indianer|c}}
* Danish: {{t|da|indianer|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|indiaan}}, {{t+|nl|indiaanse|f}}, {{t+|nl|Indiaan|m}} {{q|[[supersede]]d}}, {{t|nl|Indiaanse|f}} {{q|superseded}}, {{t+|nl|inheemse|m|f}} {{qualifier|chiefly Suriname}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|indiaan}}, {{t+|nl|indiaanse|f}}, {{t+|nl|Indiaan|m}} {{q|[[supersede]]d}}, {{t|nl|Indiaanse|f}} {{q|superseded}}, {{t+|nl|inheemse|m|f}} {{qualifier|chiefly Suriname}}, {{t+|nl|bok|m}} {{qualifier|Suriname, obsolete}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|indiano}}, {{t|eo|indianino}} {{q|female}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|indiano}}, {{t|eo|indianino}} {{q|female}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|indiaanlane}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|indiaanlane}}
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* Interlingua: {{t|ia|indiano}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|indiano}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|indiano|m}}, {{t+|it|indiana|f}}, {{t|it|indiano d'America}}, {{t+|it|amerindio|m}}, {{t|it|amerindia|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|indiano|m}}, {{t+|it|indiana|f}}, {{t|it|indiano d'America}}, {{t+|it|amerindio|m}}, {{t|it|amerindia|f}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|インディアン|tr=indian}}, {{t|ja|インディオ|tr=indio}}, {{t|ja|アメリカ先住民|tr=Amerika senjūmin}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|インディアン|tr=indian}}, {{t+|ja|インディオ|tr=indio}}, {{t|ja|アメリカ先住民|tr=Amerika senjūmin}}
* Jicarilla: {{t|apj|didé}}
* Jicarilla: {{t|apj|didé}}
* Klamath-Modoc: {{t|kla|maqlaqs}}
* Klamath-Modoc: {{t|kla|maqlaqs}}
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*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|indianar|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|indianar|m}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|skrælingi}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|skrælingi}}
* Pawnee: {{t|paw|Caahiksicaahiks}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|سرخ‌پوست|tr=sorx-pust}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|سرخ‌پوست|tr=sorx-pust}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Indianin|m}}, {{t+|pl|Indianka|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Indianin|m}}, {{t+|pl|Indianka|f}}
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* Sranan Tongo: {{t|srn|ingi}}
* Sranan Tongo: {{t|srn|ingi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indian|c}}, {{t+|sv|indianska|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indian|c}}, {{t+|sv|indianska|c}}
* Taos: {{t|twf|t’óyna}}
* Taos: {{t|twf|tʼóyna}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Kızılderili}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Kızılderili}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|індіа́нець|m}}, {{t|uk|індія́нець|m}}, {{t|uk|індіа́нин|m}}, {{t|uk|індіяни́н|m}}, {{t|uk|індіа́нка|f}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|індіа́нець|m}}, {{t|uk|індія́нець|m}}, {{t|uk|індіа́нин|m}}, {{t|uk|індіяни́н|m}}, {{t|uk|індіа́нка|f}}

Revision as of 09:44, 30 August 2024

See also: indian, Indián, and indián

Englisch

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind +‎ -ian. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies[1] (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Indian (comparative more Indian, superlative most Indian)

  1. Of or relating to Indien or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: East Indian, Indic, Hindian, Desi, Indish (archaic)
  2. (obsolete) Eastern; Oriental.
  3. Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
    • 1879, Friedrich August Flückiger et al., Pharmacographia..., page 346:
      The hardships of bark-collecting in the primeval forests of South America are of the severest kind, and undergone only by the half-civilized Indians and people of mixed race, in the pay of speculators or companies located in the towns.
    Synonyms: Native American, Amerindian, First Nation
  4. (Canada, US, of foods) Made with Indian corn oder maize. [from 17th c.]
    Indian bread
    Indian meal
  5. (chess) Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

Translations

Nomen

Indian (plural Indians)

  1. A person from Indien. [from 13th c.]
    Synonyms: Asian Indian, East Indian, Hindian, Desi
  2. An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). [from 16th c.]
    Synonyms: Amerindian, Native American, Red Indian, First Nations person; see also Thesaurus:Native American
    • 1820 July, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Traits of Indian Character”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC:
      We stigmatize the Indians, also, as cowardly and treacherous, because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force; but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor.
    • 1909, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “He Also Serves”, in Options‎[1]:
      High Jack had been drinking too much rum ever since we landed in Boca. You know how an Indian is—the palefaces fixed his clock when they introduced him to firewater.
    • 1951, Louis L'Amour, Rustlers of West Fork:
      With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him!
  3. (now rare, historical) An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. [from 18th c.]
  4. (uncountable) Indian cuisine; traditional Indian food.
  5. (UK, colloquial) A meal at (or taken away from) an Indian restaurant. [from 20th c.]
    We're going out tonight for an Indian.
  6. (UK, colloquial) An Indian restaurant.
    We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join us?
  7. Short for Mardi Gras Indian.

Derived terms

Translations

Proper noun

Indian

  1. (nonstandard) Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians.
  2. (nonstandard, rare) Any language spoken by natives of Indien, especially Hindi.
    • 1968, Anne Rider, A hilltop in hazard, page 51:
      [They said] 'Mutton can speak Indian', 'Mutton can see Kanchinjunga out of his bedroom window'[.]

References

  1. ^ “Indian”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Interlingua

Pronunciation

Adjective

Indian

  1. Indian (of India)
  2. Native American; Indian
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