Indian

Indian
noun
1》 a native or national of India, or a person of Indian descent.
2》 an American Indian.
adjective
1》 relating to India.
2》 relating to the indigenous peoples of America.
Derivatives
Indianism noun
Indianization or Indianisation noun
Indianize or Indianise verb
Indianness noun
Usage
American native peoples were called Indian as a result of Christopher Columbus and others believing that, when they reached the east coast of America, they had reached part of India by a new route. The terms Indian and Red Indian are today regarded as old-fashioned, recalling, as they do, the stereotypical portraits of the Wild West. The term American Indian, however, is well established.

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