Indian
Betekenis
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- Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.
- (obsolete) Eastern; Oriental.
- Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
- Made with Indian corn or maize.
- Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance.
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
In‧di‧an
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n/
Etymologie
From Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).
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