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east indian

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
east- in-di-an
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.

adj

Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of India, or South Asia in general.

Canadian usage

adj

Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of East India, the eastern region of India.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.

Etymology

The senses whose referents include Southeast Asia are from East Ind(ies) + -ian. The sense specific to eastern India is from East Ind(ia) + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more East Indian (comparative) most East Indian (superlative) East Indians (plural)

Phrases

East Indian rosebay East India East Indian plum East Indies West Indian

Frequently Paired Words

east East India East Indian plum East Indies India Indian Indies West Indian

Questions

What does east indian mean?
Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
Where does east indian come from?
The senses whose referents include Southeast Asia are from East Ind(ies) + -ian. The sense specific to eastern India is from East Ind(ia) + -ian.

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