East Indian
A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or IndiaA native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
» When I first tried barfi, an East Indian sweet, I liked it.
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1 sensesA native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
a native or inhabitant of 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
plural: East Indians| Singular | East Indian |
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