1. american indian, indian, red indian

a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived

• american indian
• red indian

2. indian

a native or inhabitant of India

3. american indian, american-indian language, amerind, amerindian language, indian

any of the languages spoken by Amerindians

• american indian
• american-indian language
• amerind
• amerindian language

4. indian

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

Example Sentences:
'the Indian subcontinent'
'Indian saris'

5. amerind, amerindic, indian, native american

of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages

Example Sentences:
'Native American religions'
'Indian arrowheads'

• amerind
• amerindic
• native american