I. In ‧ di ‧ an 1 /ˈɪndiən/ BrE AmE noun
[ Sense 1,3: Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: India ; ]
[ Sense 2: Origin: From Christopher Columbus's mistaken belief that America was part of Asia ]
1 . [countable] someone from India
2 . [countable] a member of one of the races that lived in North, South, and Central America before the Europeans arrived SYN Native American
3 . [singular] British English informal a meal of Indian food, or a restaurant that sells Indian food:
Do you fancy going out for an Indian?
II. Indian 2 BrE AmE adjective
1 . relating to India or its people
2 . relating to the Indians of North, South, and Central America