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- of or relating to India or to the subcontinent comprising India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh（与）印度（有关）的; （与）印度次大陆（有关）的。
2
- of or relating to the indigenous peoples of America（与）印第安人（有关）的。
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- a native or national of India, or a person of Indian descent印度人（或国民）; 印度后裔。
2
- an American Indian印第安人。
3
- Brit. informal an Indian meal or restaurant〈英, 非正式〉印度餐; 印度餐馆。
USAGE
The native peoples of America came to be described as Indian as a result of Christopher Columbus and other voyagers in the 15th-16th centuries 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 and inappropriate, recalling, as they do, the stereotypical portraits of the Wild West. American Indian, however, is well established, although the preference where possible is to make reference to specific peoples, as Apache, Delaware, and so on. See also usage at AMERICAN INDIAN and NATIVE AMERICAN.
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