Indian Definition & Meaning

indian
adjective
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris"
  2. of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
noun
  1. a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
  2. a native or inhabitant of India
  3. any of the languages spoken by Amerindians

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