Índia — meaning in English

English meaning

• India name A country in South Asia, officially the Republic of India, with New Delhi as its capital.
• Indian adj Relating to India or its people, languages, or culture.

Senses

Índia is used for these senses in English:

• India (chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
• 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.]

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 adj (dated, now often considered outdated or offensive in this sense) Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

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