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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
     the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
     name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
     Cf. Hindu.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
        or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
        America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
        meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Indian+bay+(Bot.),+a+lauraceous+tree+({Persea+Indica" rel="nofollow">Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica).
  
     Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
  
     Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.
  
     Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.
  
     Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
        gymnastic exercise.
  
     Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
        husk.
  
     Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.
  
     Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola
        ({Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United
        States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
  
     Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
        Symphoricarpus+({Symphoricarpus+vulgaris" rel="nofollow">Symphoricarpus ({Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing
        small red berries.
  
     Indian dye, the puccoon.
  
     Indian fig. (Bot.)
        (a) The banyan. See Banyan.
        (b) The prickly pear.
  
     Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
        following one after another, the usual way among Indians
        of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
  
     Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
        and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
  
     Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
        nutans), common in the southern portions of the United
        States; wood grass. --Gray.
  
     Indian hemp. (Bot.)
        (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum ({Apocynum
            cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough,
            fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
            medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
            properties.
        (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica), from
            which hasheesh is obtained.
  
     Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
        Avicenn[ae]). See Abutilon.
  
     Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
  
     Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
        vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom
        corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
        is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.
  
     Indian ox (Zo["o]l.), the zebu.
  
     Indian paint. See Bloodroot.
  
     Indian paper. See India paper, under India.
  
     Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
        Gillenia+({Gillenia+trifoliata" rel="nofollow">Gillenia ({Gillenia trifoliata, and Gillenia
        stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of
        which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
        also American ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.
  
     Indian pink. (Bot.)
        (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
            in the West Indies.
        (b) See China pink, under China.
  
     Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
        uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
        scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
        plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
  
     Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
        the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
        flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
        --Gray.
  
     Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the white
        hellebore ({Veratrum viride}).
  
     Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
        are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
  
     Indian purple.
        (a) A dull purple color.
        (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
            black.
  
     Indian red.
        (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
            of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
            Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
        (b) See Almagra.
  
     Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.
  
     Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna ({Canna
        Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
        See Canna.
  
     Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
        pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
        Summer.
  
     Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
        Lobelia.
  
     Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
        Aris[ae]ma. Aris[ae]ma triphyllum has a wrinkled
        farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
        very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and
        Wake-robin.
  
     Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.
  
     Indian yellow.
        (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
            less pure than cadmium.
        (b) See Euxanthin.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of India.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called
        originally from the supposed identity of America with
        India.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
     the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
     name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
     Cf. Hindoo.]
     1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
        or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
  
     2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
        America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
  
     3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
        meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
  
     Indian+bay+(Bot.),+a+lauraceous+tree+({Persea+Indica" rel="nofollow">Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica).
  
     Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
  
     Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.
  
     Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.
  
     Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
        gymnastic exercise.
  
     Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
        husk.
  
     Indian+corn+(Bot.),+a+plant+of+the+genus+Zea+({Z.+Mays" rel="nofollow">Indian corn (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea ({Z. Mays);
        the maize, a native of America. See Corn, and Maize.
        
  
     Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.
  
     Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola ({M.
        Virginica), a common in woods in the United States. The
        white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
  
     Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
        Symphoricarpus+({S.+vulgaris" rel="nofollow">Symphoricarpus ({S. vulgaris), bearing small red
        berries.
  
     Indian dye, the puccoon.
  
     Indian fig. (Bot.)
        (a) The banyan. See Banyan.
        (b) The prickly pear.
  
     Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
        following one after another, the usual way among Indians
        of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
  
     Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
        and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
  
     Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
        nutans), common in the southern portions of the United
        States; wood grass. --Gray.
  
     Indian hemp. (Bot.)
        Apocynum+({A.+cannabinum" rel="nofollow">(a) A plant of the genus Apocynum ({A. cannabinum),
            having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark,
            whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is
            both emetic and cathartic in properties.
        (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica), from
            which hasheesh is obtained.
  
     Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
        Avicenn[ae]). See Abutilon.
  
     Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
  
     Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
        vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom
        corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
        is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.
  
     Indian ox (Zo["o]l.), the zebu.
  
     Indian paint. See Bloodroot.
  
     Indian paper. See India paper, under India.
  
     Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
        Gillenia+({G.+trifoliata" rel="nofollow">Gillenia ({G. trifoliata, and G. stipulacea), common
        in the United States, the roots of which are used in
        medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also American
        ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.
  
     Indian pink. (Bot.)
        (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
            in the West Indies.
        (b) See China pink, under China.
  
     Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
        uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
        scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
        plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
  
     Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
        the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
        flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
        --Gray.
  
     Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the white
        hellebore ({Veratrum viride}).
  
     Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
        are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
  
     Indian purple.
        (a) A dull purple color.
        (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
            black.
  
     Indian red.
        (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
            of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
            Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
        (b) See Almagra.
  
     Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.
  
     Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna ({C.
        Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
        See Canna.
  
     Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
        pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
        Summer.
  
     Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
        Lobelia.
  
     Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
        Aris[ae]ma. A. triphyllum has a wrinkled farinaceous
        root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid
        juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and Wake-robin.
  
     Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.
  
     Indian yellow.
        (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
            less pure than cadmium.
        (b) See Euxanthin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of India.
  
     2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called
        originally from the supposed identity of America with
        India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the
     petals were picked out. Cf. Pink, v. t.]
     1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the
        caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, and to their flowers,
        which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in
        cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial
        herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome
        five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.
  
     2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red
        with more or less white; -- so called from the common
        color of the flower. --Dryden.
  
     3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection
        of something. ``The very pink of courtesy.'' --Shak.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the
        color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Bunch pink is Dianthus barbatus.
  
     China, or Indian, pink. See under China.
  
     Clove pink is Dianthus Caryophyllus, the stock from which
        carnations are derived.
  
     Garden pink. See Pheasant's eye.
  
     Meadow pink is applied to Dianthus deltoides; also, to
        the ragged robin.
  
     Maiden pink, Dianthus deltoides.
  
     Moss pink. See under Moss.
  
     Pink needle, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,
        tapering points of the carpels. See Alfilaria.
  
     Sea pink. See Thrift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Indian
       adj 1: 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: of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or
          languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian
          arrowheads" [syn: Amerind, Amerindic, native American]
       n 1: a member of the race of people living in North America when
            Europeans arrived [syn: North American Indian, American
            Indian, Red Indian]
       2: a native or inhabitant of India
       3: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: Amerind,
          Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American
          Indian]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     Σουηδικά n.
     Ινδιάνος

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 ινδικός
     2 ινδιάνικος
     3 (''σκάκι'') ινδικός (άμυνα)
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ εθνικό en) Ινδός, ο κάτοικος της Ινδίας
     2 Ινδιάνος, ο γηγενής της αμερικανικής ηπείρου
     Αγγλικά n.
     Ινδός ''(αστρον.)''

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     Romanian n.
     Indian
     Swedish n.
     c Indian, American Indian (gloss: A member of one of the indigenous
  peoples of the Americas)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     Interlingua a.
     1 Indian (gloss: of India)
     2 Native American; Indian

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     n.
     (alternative case form of en Indian  indigene)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     a.
     1 Of or relating to (l en India) or its people; or (formerly) of the
  (l en East Indies). (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) (l en Eastern); (l en Oriental).
     3 Of or relating to the (l en indigenous) (l en peoples) of the (l en
  Americas). (from 16th c.)
     n.
     1 A person from India#English. (from 13th c.)
     2 An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of
  the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
  (from 16th c.)
     n.
     1 (lb en nonstandard) Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by
  American Indians.
     2 (lb en nonstandard rare) Any language spoken by natives of India,
  especially Hindi.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     Romanian n.
     Indian
     Swedish n.
     c Indian, American Indian (gloss: A member of one of the indigenous
  peoples of the Americas)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     a.
     1 Of or relating to (l en India) or its people; or (formerly) of the
  (l en East Indies). (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) (l en Eastern); (l en Oriental).
     3 Of or relating to the (l en indigenous) (l en peoples) of the (l en
  Americas). (from 16th c.)
     n.
     1 A person from India#English. (from 13th c.)
     2 An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of
  the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
  (from 16th c.)
     n.
     1 (lb en nonstandard) Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by
  American Indians.
     2 (lb en nonstandard rare) Any language spoken by natives of India,
  especially Hindi.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     Swedish n.
     c Indian, American Indian (gloss: A member of one of the indigenous
  peoples of the Americas)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     Interlingua a.
     1 Indian (gloss: of India)
     2 Native American; Indian

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     Ruotsi n.
     intiaani

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     Englanti a.
     1 intialainen (+luokka en paikadj)
     2 intiaani-
     Englanti n.
     1 intialainen (+luokka en kansa)
     2 intiaani

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     n.
     samlingsbenämning på urinvånare i Sydamerika, och tillsammans med
  inuiterna, Nordamerika

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Indian
     Engelska a.
     1 indiansk; som har att göra med ursprungsbefolkningarna i Amerika
     2 indisk; som har att göra med personer från Indien eller landet
  Indien
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=nationaliteter språk=en) indier
     2 indian
     3 indisk mat
     4 (tagg kat=schacköppningar språk=en) indiskt, schacköppning som
  börjar med dragen ''1. d4 Sf6''

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  indian
     n.
     samlingsbenämning på urinvånare i Sydamerika, och tillsammans med
  inuiterna, Nordamerika

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  indian 
  indien (d'Amérique) adj., indienne (étoffe))

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  Indian  (Indianed)
  Indien (d'Amérique)

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  indian 
  indienne (étoffe)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  Indian /ˈɪndiən/
  1. Indies
  2. Indiër
  3. Indiaans
  4. Indiaan, Rooihuid

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  Indian /ˈɪndiən/
  mielies

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Indian /ˈɪndiən/
  الهندي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Indian //ˈɪndi.ən// //ˈɪndɪən// //ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n// 
  1. инди́йски, индийски
  of or pertaining to India
  2. индиа́нски
  of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Indian //ˈɪndi.ən// //ˈɪndɪən// //ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n// 
  1. инди́ец, инди́йка
  a person from India
  2. индиа́нец, индиа́нка
  individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas