WIKTIONARY

Indian

Adjective

∙ Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
∙ Eastern; Oriental. obsolete
∙ Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.] dated
∙ Made with Indian corn or maize. [from 17th c.] Canada, US, of foods
∙ 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. [from 19th c.] chess

Noun

∙ A person from India. [from 13th c.]
∙ A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). [from 16th c.]
∙ An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. [from 18th c.] now rare, historical
∙ A meal at (or taken away from) an Indian restaurant. [from 20th c.] Britain, colloquial
∙ An Indian restaurant. Britain, colloquial

Proper noun

∙ Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians. nonstandard
∙ Any language spoken by Indians in India, especially Hindi. nonstandard, rare

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