"Indianness" meaning in English

See Indianness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Indian + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Indian|ness}} Indian + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Indianness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being Indian. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Indianness-en-noun-kPIGMj27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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