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Indian
noun In·di·an \ˈin-dē-ən, dial -jən or -din\
Definition of INDIAN
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a : american indian b : one of the native languages of American Indians
— Indian adjective
— In·di·an·ness noun
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First Known Use of INDIAN
14th century
INDIANNESS Defined for Kids
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noun In·di·an \ˈin-dē-ən\
Definition of INDIAN for Kids
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: a person born or living in India
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Word History of INDIAN
Once the name India was not used just for the land that we now call India. The whole of the distant East was often called India. Columbus went west hoping to sail to the Far East. When he reached the West Indies, islands in the Caribbean, he thought that he had come to the outer islands of “India,” part of the Far East. That is why the people that he found there were given the name Indian.
2Indian
adjective
Definition of INDIAN for Kids
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: of or relating to India or its peoples
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: of or relating to the American Indians or their languages
Indian
geographical name In·di·an \ˈin-dē-ən\
Definition of INDIAN for Kids
ocean E of Africa, S of Asia, W of Australia, & N of Antarctica
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