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In·di·an I0101600 (ĭn′dē-ən)adj.1. Of or relating to India or the East Indies or to their peoples, languages, or cultures.2. Of or relating to any of the Native American peoples except the Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits.n.1. a. A native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies.b. A person of Indian or East Indian ancestry.2. a. A member of any of the Native American peoples except the Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits.b. Any of the languages of these peoples. See Usage Notes at American Indian, First Nation, Native American.3. See Indus2.Indian (ˈɪndɪən) n1. (Peoples) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of the Republic of India2. (Peoples) old-fashioned taboo a Native American3. (Languages) (not in scholarly usage) any of the languages of Native Americansadj4. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of India, its inhabitants, or any of their languages5. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of India, its inhabitants, or any of their languages6. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of India, its inhabitants, or any of their languages7. (Peoples) (Not in scholarly usage) of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages8. (Languages) (Not in scholarly usage) of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languagesUsage: See at Native AmericanIn•di•an (ˈɪn di ən)
n. 1. American Indian. 2. any of the indigenous languages of the American Indians. 3. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of the Republic of India. 4. a native or inhabitant of the subcontinent of India. adj. 5. of or pertaining to the American Indians or their languages. 6. of or pertaining to India or S Asia. 7. oriental (def. 3). 8. belonging or pertaining to a phytogeographical division comprising India S of the Himalayas, and Pakistan and Sri Lanka. [1350–1400; < Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin Indiānus] usage: In modern times the term Indian may refer to a member of an aboriginal American people, to an inhabitant of the subcontinent of India, or to a citizen of the Republic of India. In the 18th century the term American Indian came to be used for the aboriginal inhabitants of the U.S. and Canada; it now includes the aboriginal peoples of South America as well. Amerindian and Amerind developed in the next century in a further attempt to reduce ambiguity. The most recent designation, esp. in North America, is Native American. American Indians themselves tend to use the terms Indian, American Indian, or a specific tribal name. They sometimes refer to themselves collectively as Indian Peoples. Whether one term will gain ascendancy over the others remains to be seen. The only pre-European inhabitants of North America to whom Indian or terms using the word Indian usu. are not applied are the Eskimos and Aleuts. See also Eskimo. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrivedAmerican Indian, Red IndianAmerindian, Native American - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrivedAlgonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coastAnasazi - a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellingsAthabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athabascan - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central AlaskaAmerindian race, Indian race - usually included in the Mongoloid raceMaya, Mayan - a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"Nahuatl - a member of any of various Indian peoples of central MexicoOlmec - a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BCZapotec, Zapotecan - a member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900Buffalo Indian, Plains Indian - a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North AmericaChickasaw - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern MississippiCoeur d'Alene - a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene LakeCreek - any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in OklahomaHaida - a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern AlaskaHoka, Hokan - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languagesIroquois - any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American RevolutionMuskhogean, Muskogean - a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languagesPenutian - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languagesPueblo - a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)Injun, red man, Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native AmericansSalish - a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North AmericaShoshone, Shoshoni - a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United StatesTaracahitian - a member of a group of peoples of MexicoTlingit - a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern AlaskaWakashan - a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan languageAleut, Aleutian - a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern AlaskaEskimo, Esquimau, Inuit - a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')Paleo-American, Paleo-Amerind, Paleo-Indian - a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epochsannup - a married male American Indiansquaw - an American Indian woman | | 2. | Indian - a native or inhabitant of IndiaBharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of AsiaIndian race - sometimes included in the Caucasian race; native to the subcontinent of IndiaAssamese - native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern IndiaDravidian - 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 GujaratKashmiri - a member of the people of KashmirOriya - a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areasPanjabi, Punjabi - a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern IndiaMahratta, Maratha - a member of a people of India living in MaharashtraRoma, Romani, Romany, Rommany, Bohemian, Gipsy, Gypsy - 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 | | 3. | Indian - any of the languages spoken by AmerindiansAmerican-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indiannatural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer languageAlgonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great PlainsAtakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan, Atakapa - a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and TexasAthabascan, Athapaskan language, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)Muskhogean language, Muskogean language, Muskhogean, Muskogean - a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United StatesNa-Dene - a family of North American Indian languagesMosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British ColumbiaCaddoan, Caddoan language, Caddo - a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the CaddoIroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the IroquoisKechuan, Quechuan, Quechuan language, Quechua, Kechua - the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the IncasMaracan language, Maraco - the language spoken by the MaracoTupi-Guarani, Tupi-Guarani language - a family of South American Indian languagesArawak, Arawakan - a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South AmericaCaribbean language, Carib - the family of languages spoken by the CaribUto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztecan language - a family of American Indian languagesMayan language, Maya, Mayan - a family of American Indian languages spoken by MayaSiouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the SiouxTanoan, Tanoan language - a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United StatesHokan, Hoka - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in CaliforniaPenutian - a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California | | Adj. | 1. | Indian - 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. |  Indian - of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"Amerind, Amerindic, Native American |
TranslationsIndian (ˈindiən) noun1. a native inhabitant of North America (see also Red Indian at red), Central or South America. 北美原住民 印第安人2. a person born in India or having Indian citizenship. 印度人 印度人 adjective of India or of Indians. 北美原住民的，印度人的 印第安人的，印度人的 Indian → 印度人zhCN, 印度的zhCNIndian
honest injunAn expression used to emphasize the veracity of one's statement. Based on an informal spelling of "Indian" (i.e., Native American). One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. Primarily heard in US. I swear it wasn't me who broke the lamp, honest injun!See also: honest, injunIndian file1. noun A line one person or one thing in width; single file. One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. An Indian file of geese—such an unusual flight pattern for the bird—crossed overhead as we traversed the field.2. adverb In such a line. The students lined up and walked Indian file into the auditorium.See also: file, Indianin Indian fileIn a line one person or one thing in width; in single file. One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. The students lined up and marched in Indian file toward the auditorium.See also: file, Indianan Indian giverA person who asks the return of or takes back a gift after they have given it. One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. I'm sorry to be an Indian giver like this, but I'm afraid I need the $50 back that I gave you last week.See also: giver, Indianthe Indian signA curse or spell placed upon a person that causes persistent misfortune or a loss of volition. One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. With my business crumbling, my wife having left me, and now this car accident, it feels like I've got the Indian sign on me. Be careful of a woman like that, son—she'll hang the Indian sign on you.See also: Indian, signIndian summer1. A period of unseasonably warm weather in early fall. I know it's September, but don't get out your winter clothes just yet—this area often has an Indian summer. I hate the cold weather, so I'm hoping for an Indian summer.2. A particularly peaceful, successful, or enjoyable time as something nears its end. As her illness worsened, my grandmother still enjoyed painting, so I think she had an Indian summer before her death. I wonder if people sensed that they were in an Indian summer just before the Great Depression.See also: Indian, summer(there are) too many chiefs and not enough IndiansThere are too many people trying to manage or organize something, and not enough people willing to actually do the work. One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. Everyone wants to be the brains of this project, but there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians!See also: and, chief, enough, Indian, many, notToo many chiefs and not enough Indians.Prov. Too many people want to be the leader, and not enough people are willing to follow to do the detail work. Everyone on that committee wants to be in charge. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians. We'll never finish this project if everyone keeps trying to give orders. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.See also: and, chief, enough, Indian, many, notIndian giverOne who takes or demands back one's gift to another, as in Jimmy wanted to take back Dan's birthday present, but Mom said that would make him an Indian giver . This term, now considered offensive, originally alluded to the Native American practice of expecting a gift in return for one that is given. [Colloquial; early 1800s] See also: giver, IndianIndian summerA period of mild, sunny weather occurring in late autumn, usually following a seasonable cold spell. For example, We had two whole days of Indian summer this year, and then it turned cold again. [Late 1700s] See also: Indian, summersingle file, inAlso, in Indian file. Aligned one behind the other, as in We have to bike in single file here, or The children were told to march in Indian file. Both usages are associated with military formations; the first term was first recorded in 1670; the variant, alluding to the usual marching order of Native Americans, was first recorded in 1758. See also: singletoo many chiefs and not enough Indians OFFENSIVE or too many chiefs If there are too many chiefs or too many chiefs and not enough Indians in an organization, there are too many people in charge and not enough people doing the work. This bank has 21 executive directors. No surprise, then, that some insiders say there are too many chiefs.See also: and, chief, enough, Indian, many, notan Indian summer mainly BRITISHAn Indian summer is a period of great success late in someone's life or career, often after a period of not being successful. Despite an unexpected Indian Summer, they never really lived up to their initial promise. Note: An Indian summer is a period of unusually warm sunny weather during the autumn. See also: Indian, summertoo many chiefs and not enough Indians used to describe a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out.See also: and, chief, enough, Indian, many, notIndian summer 1 a period of dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn. 2 a tranquil or productive period in someone's later years. 2 1930 Vita Sackville-West The Edwardians Meanwhile she was quite content that Sebastian should become tanned in the rays of Sylvia's Indian summer. See also: Indian, summerhonest Injun honestly; really. datedSee also: honest, Injunthere are too many ˌchiefs and not enough ˈIndians (British English, informal) used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the workSee also: and, chief, enough, Indian, many, not, there(in) single/Indian ˈfile in a line, one person after another: The whole class walked along behind the teacher in single file.When American Indians walked in a group, each person walked in the footsteps of the person in front so that they could not be counted by the enemy.See also: file, Indian, singlean ˌIndian ˈsummer
1 a period of unusually dry, warm weather in the autumn: We had a splendid Indian summer last October.
2 a period of success or happiness near the end of somebody’s life: He made his best movies in his seventies; it was for him a real Indian summer.See also: Indian, summertoo many chiefs and not enough IndiansToo many bosses and not enough workers. This expression, also stated more hyperbolically as all chiefs and no Indians, originated in the first half of the 1900s. Although the term refers to native American tribal organization, it is not considered offensive. See also: and, chief, enough, Indian, many, notIndian giverSomeone who gives a gift and then wants it returned. Native Americans' economy was based on the barter system; therefore, an item that colonists and settlers took to be an outright gift was expected to be reciprocated. When it was not, the giver wanted the item returned. The offensive phrase, which first appeared in mid-18th-century New England, is now rarely used . . . and properly so.See also: giver, IndianIndian
Indian1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of the Republic of India 2. an American Indian 3. any of the languages of the American Indians Indian (Buddhist) architecture (300 B.C.–320 A.D.)1. The earliest surviving buildings are of timber and mud-brick construction, of which the stupa is the most characteristic; it is a hemispherical mound with a processional path around the perimeter and elaborately carved gateways. The most typical is the stupa at Sanchi. In rock-cut Buddhist temples, the main forms and details follow early wooden prototypes, with elaborately carved stone shrines in which the exterior is more important than the interior.   2. All types of temples in this style consist of a small unlit shrine crowned by a spire and preceded by one or more porch-like halls, used for religious dancing and music. The stone was laid up rough-cut and carved in place by Hindu sculptors who treated every element on every surface as unique, using the repetition of sculptural forms to achieve a unifying context. There was no attempt to evolve a style or to perfect any particular pillar or column.   3. The Hindu and Buddhist religions had a strong influence on Far East temple architecture. One of the most well known and representative sites is Angkor Wat located in Cambodia, a temple complex of shrines that was intended as a funerary monument. It is perhaps one of the world’s largest religious structures and was conceived as a “temple mountain” within an enormous enclosure and surrounded by a wide moat. A monumental causeway, framed by giant mythical serpents, leads to the entrance gate. The temple is built on a series of stepped terraces, surrounded by towers at each corner. Vaulted galleries receive light from an open colonnade illuminating the continuous relief friezes which adorn the inner walls. The central sanctuary is a large pagoda-like tower on top of a stepped pyramid. It is joined by passageways to towers at each of the four corners at the base.  4. An architecture in which temples are enclosed shrines preceded by an open porch, which is often elaborately carved. They have a lighter appearance and are more elegant than Hindu temples.   Indian[′in·dē·ən] (astronomy) Indus MedicalSeepolitically correctLegalSeeIndiansAcronymsSeeNDNIndian
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