a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
a native or inhabitant of India
any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
Adjective:
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures;
"the Indian subcontinent"
"Indian saris"
of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages;
"Native American religions"
"Indian arrowheads"
Indian的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
No Indian ever runs an unnecessary risk. 沒有一個印度人願意冒無謂的危險。
To an Indian, the owl is a symbol for bad luck! 對印度人來說,貓頭鷹是惡運的象徵!
The Indian of the west is a rover of the plain. 西部的印第安人在大平原上過著游牧生活。
One example came from a Macusi Indian of Guyana. 其中一個例子引自蓋亞那一個馬庫希印第安人。
In the Indian name of states, some names are from generalizing the locally geographical features after Indian long-term observation. 在印第安語州名中,有些名字是印第安人經過長期的觀察后,而對當地的地理風貌進行的總結和概括。