"East Indian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more East Indian [comparative], most East Indian [superlative]
Etymology: East Indies + -ian. May also be analyzed as east + Indian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|East Indies|ian}} East Indies + -ian, {{com|en|east|Indian}} east + Indian Head templates: {{en-adj|head=East Indian}} East Indian (comparative more East Indian, superlative most East Indian)
  1. Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India. Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-East_Indian-en-adj-5Tv64~Z0 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 38 24 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 22 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 25 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 27 36
  2. (Canada, Caribbean) Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of India, or South Asia in general. Tags: Canada, Caribbean Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-East_Indian-en-adj-NL0~55nX Disambiguation of Demonyms: 38 24 38 Categories (other): Canadian English, Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 22 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 25 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 27 36

Noun

Forms: East Indians [plural]
Etymology: East Indies + -ian. May also be analyzed as east + Indian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|East Indies|ian}} East Indies + -ian, {{com|en|east|Indian}} east + Indian Head templates: {{en-noun|head=East Indian}} East Indian (plural East Indians)
  1. A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India. Categories (topical): Demonyms Related terms: east, East, East India, East Indies, India, Indian, Indies, West Indian
    Sense id: en-East_Indian-en-noun-sy2pRAk0 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 38 24 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 22 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 25 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 27 36

Inflected forms

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