indien — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Indian adj Relating to India or its people, languages, or culture.
Senses
indien is used for these senses in English:
- Indian Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
- Indian Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
- Indian (countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]
- Indian (countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]
- Indus (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
Indian — full definition
- adj Relating to India or its people, languages, or culture.
- adj (dated, now often considered outdated or offensive in this sense) Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.