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belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising India south of the Himalayas, and Pakistan and Sri Lanka. USAGE Because Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed that the Caribbean island on which he had landed was the subcontinent of India, he called the inhabitants indians.
Noun. I. Senses relating to people. Expand. I.1. A native or citizen of India or (formerly) the East Indies… Expand. I.2. A member of the Indigenous peoples of (any part of) the… I.3. An Indigenous inhabitant of the Philippines; (in early use)… I.4. An Indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand, or the… II. Other uses. Expand. II.5.
Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people, of various ethnic groups.
noun [ C ] uk / ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.t ə nt / us / ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.t ə nt / Add to word list. B2. a person or animal that lives in a particular place: a city of five million inhabitants. Synonyms. denizen literary. city, town, cave, etc. dweller. Fewer examples. The Aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia. The city of Ely has about 10,000 inhabitants.
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The meaning of INDIAN is a native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies.
a person or an animal that lives in a particular place. the oldest inhabitant of the village. It is a town of about 10 000 inhabitants. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
