adj
Meaning 1
Of India or (Asian) Indians
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Standard Lemma guide
Hindian
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɪn.dɪ.ən/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈhɪn.di.ən/
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rhymes with -ɪndiən
name
Meaning 2
A town and district in Khuzistan, Iran, now Hendijan.
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name
Meaning 3
An old name for the Zohreh River separating Khuzistan and Bushehr provinces, named after the town.
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noun
Meaning 4
A native Indian (plural often same as singular)
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Qualifier: Indian independence movement
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noun
Meaning 5
A Hindustani in the sense of an Indian from north of the Deccan, a Hindustani-speaker or a bearer of that culture
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Usage: India, South, derogatory, sometimes
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noun
Meaning 6
A native Indian of whatever religion, as a person of Hindu culture
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noun
Meaning 7
An Asian Indian
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History
Etymology
From Hind + -ian, or a blend of Hindi or Hindu + Indian. The term seems to have been coined several times independently.
Borrowed from Persian هندیجان (hindījān).