Meaning

5 senses

  1. Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.

    indisch

    инди́йскийindíjskij

    інді́йськийindíjsʹkyj

    of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

  2. (proscribed)Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

    indianisch

    инде́йскийindéjskij

    індіа́нськийindiánsʹkyj, індія́нськийindijánsʹkyj

  3. (Canada, US, proscribed)Made with Indian corn or maize.

    Indian bread

    Indian meal

  4. Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance.

  5. (obsolete)Eastern; Oriental.

Examples

177 sentences

  1. Does Tom still like Indian food?

    Том все ще любить індійську їжу? — deniko

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  2. Tom likes Indian food.

    Тому подобається індійська кухня. — older

    ruТому нравится индийская еда. — odexed

    deTom mag indisches Essen. — Esperantostern

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  3. I like Indian food.

    Мені подобається індійська їжа. — deniko

    ruМне нравится индийская еда. — odexed

    deIch mag die indische Küche. — Waldelfe

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  4. Have you ever eaten Indian food?

    Ти колись їв індійську їжу? — deniko

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  5. Do you like Indian food?

    Ти любиш індійську їжу? — deniko

    ruВам нравится индийская еда? — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
of India:
of the aboriginal people of the Americas:
Русский
By meaning 2
of India:
of the aboriginal people of the Americas:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of India:
of the aboriginal people of the Americas:

Origin

From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding

From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).

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Forms

more Indian, most Indian
Comparativemore Indian Lesson
Superlativemost Indian Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
East IndianIndicHindianDesiIndishNative AmericanAmerindianFirst Nation
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • indian food
  • like indian food
  • like indian

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
indeterminateindexB2indicaindicateA2indicationindicative

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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