I. ˈindēə chiefly Brit -dyə adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from India, republic and subcontinent (including the Republic of India and Pakistan) in southern Asia, from Latin India, subcontinent in southern Asia, from Greek, from Indos India (subcontinent in southern Asia), Indus (river in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent), from Old Persian Hindu India; akin to Sanskrit sindhu river, Indus, region of the Indus
1. : of or from the subcontinent of India : of the kind or style prevalent in the subcontinent of India : indian
2. : of or from the Republic of India : of the kind or style prevalent in the Republic of India
II.
Usage: usually capitalized
— a communications code word for the letter i