Indian

/ˈɪndiən/

/ˈɪndiən/

Other forms: Indians

Definitions of Indian

1. 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”
2. noun

   a native or inhabitant of India
   types:

   Assamese

   native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India

   Dravidian

   a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)

   Gujarati, Gujerati

   a member of the people of Gujarat

   Kashmiri

   a member of the people of Kashmir

   Oriya

   a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas

   Panjabi, Punjabi

   a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India

   Mahratta, Maratha

   a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra

   Bohemian, Gipsy, Gypsy, Roma, Romani, Romany, Rommany

   a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

   jawan

   (India) a private soldier or male constable

   Badaga

   a member of an agricultural people of southern India

   Gadaba

   a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India

   Gond

   a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India

   Canarese, Kanarese

   a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India

   Kolam

   a member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India

   Kota, Kotar

   a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India

   Kui

   a member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India

   Malto

   a member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India

   Savara

   a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India

   Tamil

   a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka

   Telugu

   a member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language

   Toda

   a member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India

   Tulu

   a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India

   gitana

   a Spanish female Gypsy

   gitano

   a Spanish male Gypsy

   type of:

   Asian, Asiatic

   a native or inhabitant of Asia