Indian Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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