Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anglo-indian english

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: an-glo-in-di-an english
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The variety of English used in South Asia during the colonial era, having as a feature numerous borrowings from Hindustani and other local languages.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To suggest that the term could have come from Anglo-Indian English into British thieves' cant and Chinese Pidgin English while also becoming widely dispersed into British dialect use would be to beg the question."

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

english king's english queen's english jenglish finglish

Questions

What does anglo-indian english mean?: The variety of English used in South Asia during the colonial era, having as a feature numerous borrowings from Hindustani and other local languages.

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