"Indian style" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Possibly from the Indian lotus position (compare Polish siedzieć po turecku and Romanian ședea turcește, literally “to sit Turkishly”, in reference to the Turks' similar sitting style), or else from the way some American Indians sat. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} Indian style (not comparable)
  1. (of sitting) Cross-legged. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: criss-cross applesauce, pretzel style, cross-legged, tailor-fashion Translations (cross-legged): جلسة التربع (alsat al-tarabbu') (Arabic), 盤腿坐 /盘腿坐 (pán tuǐ zuò) (Chinese Mandarin), 盤膝而坐 /盘膝而坐 (pán xī ér zuò) (Chinese Mandarin), jambes croisées [feminine, plural] (French), en tailleur (French), ʻahaʻaha (Hawaiian), पालथी (pālthī) [feminine] (Hindi), कमलासन (kamlāsan) [masculine] (Hindi), पद्मासन (padmāsan) [masculine] (Hindi), törökülés (Hungarian), 胡座 (agura) (alt: あぐら) (Japanese), po turecku (Polish), turcește (Romanian), सुखासनम् (sukhāsanam) [neuter] (Sanskrit), पद्मासन (padmāsana) [masculine] (Sanskrit), बद्धपद्मासनम् (baddhapadmāsanam) [neuter] (Sanskrit), tansila (Tagalog), coesgroes (Welsh)
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          "word": "cross-legged"
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          "roman": "alsat al-tarabbu'",
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          "roman": "pán tuǐ zuò",
          "sense": "cross-legged",
          "word": "盤腿坐 /盘腿坐"
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "word": "jambes croisées"
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "roman": "pālthī",
          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "roman": "kamlāsan",
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "roman": "baddhapadmāsanam",
          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
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          "sense": "cross-legged",
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      "sense": "cross-legged",
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      "sense": "cross-legged",
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