Definition of Indian

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Indian

Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.

Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.

Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.

A native or inhabitant of India.

One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India.

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Indian Quotations

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing.
Alexis de Tocqueville

Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.
Andy Rooney

You know what I hate? Indian givers... no, I take that back.
Emo Philips

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.
Alexander Pope

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.
Robert Orben

God made me an Indian.
Sitting Bull

What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
Sitting Bull

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.
Chief Joseph

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country.
Chief Joseph

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
Chief Joseph

Indian Translations

Indian in Danish is inder
Indian in Dutch is Indisch, Indiaas
Indian in Finnish is intialainen
indian in French is indienne
Indian in French is Indien
indian in German is indisch
Indian in Spanish is amerindio, indio, indico
Indian in Swedish is indisk, indian

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