Indian
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,287 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,324 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures the Indian subcontinentIndian saris
- of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages also: Amerind, Amerindic, Native American Native American religionsIndian arrowheads
noun
- a native or inhabitant of India
- any of the languages spoken by Amerindians also: Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian
Indian in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was the Indian he had killed.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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There are Russian, German, French, Icelandic, Red Indian, and other stories here.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The Indian Circé had the habit of eating the animals into which she transformed men.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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Here we sit playing with our booty for stakes, and our Indian togs lying all about.
Lahoma · J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis · Chapter 1
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Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1