Phrase guide
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adj
Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of India, or South Asia in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Caribbean
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adj
Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of East India, the eastern region of India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to or located in the East Indies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a native or inhabitant of the East Indies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
The senses whose referents include Southeast Asia are from East Ind(ies) + -ian. The sense specific to eastern India is from East Ind(ia) + -ian.
