Indian Definition

Indian
adj

1. Belonging or relating to India, a federal republic in S Asia, or to the Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), its inhabitants, languages or culture.
2. chiefly old use
Belonging or relating to the indigenous peoples of America, their languages or culture. Now Native American.

noun

1. A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, India, or the Indian subcontinent.
(S Afr)
2. Someone belonging to the Asian racial group, who was born, or whose ancestors were born, in India.
3. chiefly old use
A Native American or someone belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Central and S America. See also American Indian, Red Indian. Compare West Indian.
4. chiefly old use
Any of the Native American languages.
5a. colloq
A restaurant that specializes in Asian food, especially curries;
5b. colloq
A meal in, or a takeaway from, this type of restaurant.
Example: went out for an Indian

Etymology: 15c as noun: from Greek India, from Indos the Indus river.