| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun indian.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (indianly) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective indian.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (indian) |
1. A member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived.[Wordnet]. 2. A native or inhabitant of India.[Wordnet]. 3. Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians.[Wordnet]. 4. A native or inhabitant of India.[Websters]. 5. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Indians" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Aché Indians | The Aché Indians (also known by the hostile names Guayakí, Guaiaqui, Guoyagui, Guayaki, which literally mean rabid or ferocious rats; and the alternate spellings Ache or Axe meaning in their language human or person) are an indigenous people in Paraguay. The Aché suffered genocidal massacres on the part of the government of then-dictator Alfredo Stroessner from 1968 to 1972. Earlier, they had been the subject of anthropological research by Pierre Clastres. By 2002, despite continued deforestation and displacement, their population had recovered to nearly 1,500. (references) | ||
| Bear River Indians (California) | Bear River Indians.-An Athabascan Indians living along Bear River in the present Humboldt County, California, closely connected with the Mattole, Sinkyone, and Nongatl tribes. Their federal reservation, the Rohnerville Rancheria is located south of Eureka. Population: two hundred and forty. (references) | ||
| Black Indians | Black Indians are people who have African and Native American ancestry or Black Americans who have lived for a long time with Native Americans. (references) | ||
| Burmese Indians | The Burmese Indians (Burmese: kala lumyo) are a group of overseas Indians from Myanmar (formerly Burma). They form approximately 2% (400,000) of the population, although exact figures do not exist due to intermarriages between Indians and other ethnic groups. The term "Burmese Indian" refers to a broad range of ethnic groups from South Asia, most notably from present-day Pakistan and India. The majority of Indians arrived in Burma while it was part of British India. Many Indians in Myanmar live in large cities such as Yangon (Rangoon), and in post-British hill towns, such as Pyin U Lwin (formerly Maymyo). (references) | ||
| Cape Fear Indians | Cape Fear Indians.-/from Cape Fear/ An extinct (in early 19th century) Siouan tribe on Cape Fear River, now Carolina Beach State Park, North Carolina. Their name for the area was Chicora. The Cape Fear Indians were defeated and left the area by 1725. Population: 1,000 (1600); 206 (1715). Only known village: Necoes. (references) | ||
| Carmel Indians | The Carmel Indians (pronounced Car'-mul) are a group of Melungeons living in Highland County, southwestern Ohio. (references) | ||
| Carrier Indians | Carrier Indians (Takulli, Dakelh, “we travel by water”)- An Athabaskan people in British Columbia, Canada. (references) | ||
| Clackamas Indians | The Clackamas Indians were a tribe of American Indians of the American state of Oregon. (references) | ||
| Cleveland Indians (NFL) | The Cleveland Indians was the name of three separate National Football League teams from Cleveland, Ohio. They played in the 1921 (formerly the Tigers), 1923 (from 1924-25, and 1927 called the Bulldogs) and 1931 seasons. (references) | ||
| Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians | The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are also known as the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, and are a United States Bureau of Indian Affairs recognized Native American tribal entity. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Handbook of South American Indians | Library Science | 1: Handbook of South American Indians. V. 6. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 143. Washington. D.C. (references) | |
| 2: Bureau of American Ethnology. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. (references) | |||
| 3: Vols. 3, 4. Edited by Julian H. Steward. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 143. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. (references) | |||
| Red Indians | Literature | 1: "Whether it is merely a custom, or whether they daub their skin with red ochre to protect it from the attacks of mosquitos and black-flies, which swarm by myriads in the woods and wilds during the summer, it is not possible to say."- Lady Blake: Nineteenth Century, Dec. 1888, p. 905. 2: (of Newfoundland). So called because they daub their skin, garments, canoes, weapons, and almost everything with red ochre. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | هِنْدِيّ (Indian ( not classified ), Indians ( not classified )). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | هِنْدِيّ (Indian ( not classified ), Indians ( not classified )). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | هِنْدِيّ (Indian ( not classified ), Indians ( not classified )). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Malaysia | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Bahasa Malaysia, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Malayu | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Bahasa Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | indiáni (Indians). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | indiáni (Indians). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chiga | Abahindi (Asians, Indians). Additional references: Chiga, Uganda, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 印度人 (Indian, Indians, Hindoo, Hindu, Indianan), 印第安人 (Indian, American Indians, Injun, redskins). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 印度人 (Indian, Hindoo, Hindu, indians), 印第安人 (American Indians, indian, Injun, redskins). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chivenda | tshigula (language and customs of Indians, tuft as on head of bird). Additional references: Chivenda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ciga | Abahindi (Asians, Indians). Additional references: Ciga, Uganda, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | indiáni (Indians). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Indianer (Indian, American Indian, redskin, Amerind, Indians). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | indiens (Indians). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | indiens (Indians). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Indianer (Indian, American Indian, redskin, Amerind, Indians). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gullah | Injun (Indian, Indians). Additional references: Gullah, United States, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 평원 인디언 (plains Indians). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 평원 인디언 (plains Indians). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | هِنْدِيّ (Indian ( not classified ), Indians ( not classified )). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Indianer (Indian, American Indian, redskin, Amerind, Indians). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hindi | भारतीयव्यक्तित्व (List of Indians). Additional references: Hindi, India, Nepal, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Indianer (Indian, American Indian, redskin, Amerind, Indians). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Huron | I om when (Indians). Additional references: Huron, USA, Canada, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 分野・時代別のインド人の一覧 (List of Indians), インディアナポリス・インディアンズ (Indianapolis Indians), クリーブランド・インディアンス (Cleveland Indians). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Khadi Boli | भारतीयव्यक्तित्व (List of Indians). Additional references: Khadi Boli, India, Nepal, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Khari Boli | भारतीयव्यक्तित्व (List of Indians). Additional references: Khari Boli, India, Nepal, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiga | Abahindi (Asians, Indians). Additional references: Kiga, Uganda, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 평원 인디언 (plains Indians). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Maharashtra | भारतीय-सूची (List of Indians). Additional references: Maharashtra, India, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Maharathi | भारतीय-सूची (List of Indians). Additional references: Maharathi, India, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Malay | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Malayu | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Malhatee | भारतीय-सूची (List of Indians). Additional references: Malhatee, India, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Marathi | भारतीय-सूची (List of Indians). Additional references: Marathi, India, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Marthi | भारतीय-सूची (List of Indians). Additional references: Marthi, India, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Melaju | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Melaju, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Melayu | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Melayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Muruthu | भारतीय-सूची (List of Indians). Additional references: Muruthu, India, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | Indianere (Indians). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Oluchiga | Abahindi (Asians, Indians). Additional references: Oluchiga, Uganda, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Orukiga | Abahindi (Asians, Indians). Additional references: Orukiga, Uganda, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Potawatomi | neshnabe'k (Indians, people). Additional references: Potawatomi, USA, Canada, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Pottawotomi | neshnabe'k (Indians, people). Additional references: Pottawotomi, USA, Canada, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rukiga | Abahindi (Asians, Indians). Additional references: Rukiga, Uganda, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | indianer (Indians, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans in the United States). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | индеец (INJUN, redskin, Indian, Indians, native Indian). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | indeets (INJUN, redskin, Indian, Indians, native Indian). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | индеец (INJUN, redskin, Indian, Indians, native Indian). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | indeets (INJUN, redskin, Indian, Indians, native Indian). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovak | Indiáni (Indians). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovakian | Indiáni (Indians). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | los indigenas (Indians, indigenous immigrants, indigenous peoples). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Malay | India (India, of India or Indians). Additional references: Standard Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | indianer (Indians, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans in the United States). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | indianer (Indians, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans in the United States). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | herkes üst (all chiefs and no Indians), ast yok (all chiefs and no Indians). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Venda | tshigula (language and customs of Indians, tuft as on head of bird). Additional references: Venda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Indians. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “Indians” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | Indiansway (Indians). Additional references: Pig Latin, Indians. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran A | rgya gar ba (an Indian, indians). Additional references: Terran A, Indians. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | indian (indians). Additional references: Terran B, Indians. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
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