East Indian
Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly…Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
» When I first tried barfi, an East Indian sweet, I liked it.
Meaning
3 sensesOf or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
(Canada, Caribbean)Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of India, or South Asia in general.
Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of East India, the eastern region of India.
- of or relating to or located in the East Indies
Examples
5 sentencesWhen I first tried barfi, an East Indian sweet, I liked it.
I think that English is not really compatible with East Indian languages and cultures.
Taj, my East Indian classmate in high school Chemistry was happy that he was also taking Spanish.
Rachel was a big girl in Grade 5. She might have been of East Indian or Caribbean origin.
Taj, my East Indian classmate in Grade 7, was better than me in which words were supposed to be capitalized in English.
Origin
The senses whose referents include Southeast Asia are from East Ind(ies) + -ian. The senseThe senses whose referents include Southeast Asia are from East Ind(ies) + -ian. The sense specific to eastern India is from East Ind(ia) + -ian.
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Forms
more East Indian, most East Indian| Comparative | more East Indian Lesson |
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| Superlative | most East Indian Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form