Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)A person from India.

    Inder, Inderin

    инди́ецindíjec, индиа́нкаindiánka, инду́сindús

    інді́єцьindíjecʹ, інді́йкаindíjka

    a native or inhabitant of India

  2. (countable, proscribed)An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik).

    Indianer, Indianerin

    инде́ецindéjec, индиа́нкаindiánka, америка́нский инде́ецamerikánskij indéjec

    індіа́нецьindiánecʹ, індія́нецьindijánecʹ, індіа́нинindiányn

  3. (countable, uncountable)A kind of marble (spherical toy) with colored bands on an opaque black base.

  4. (countable, obsolete)An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands.

Examples

177 sentences
  1. Does Tom still like Indian food?

    Том все ще любить індійську їжу? — deniko

  2. Tom likes Indian food.

    Тому подобається індійська кухня. — older

    ruТому нравится индийская еда. — odexed

    deTom mag indisches Essen. — Esperantostern

  3. I like Indian food.

    Мені подобається індійська їжа. — deniko

    ruМне нравится индийская еда. — odexed

    deIch mag die indische Küche. — Waldelfe

  4. Have you ever eaten Indian food?

    Ти колись їв індійську їжу? — deniko

  5. Do you like Indian food?

    Ти любиш індійську їжу? — deniko

    ruВам нравится индийская еда? — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a person from India:
individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas:
Русский
By meaning 2
a person from India:
individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a person from India:
individual of, or related to, 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

plural: Indians
SingularIndian
PluralIndians

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Asian IndianEast IndianHindianDesiAmerindianNative AmericanAmerican IndianAmerindNDNFirst Nations personFirst AmericanIndigenous AmericanIndigenous North American
Close in meaning
  • any of the languages spoken by Amerindians:AmerindAmerindian languageAmerican-Indian languageAmerican IndianAmerican Indian languageIndian languageAmerind language

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Indian — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto