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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

  1. adj Relating to India or its people, languages, or culture.
  2. adj (dated, now often considered outdated or offensive in this sense) Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

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