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indian

In.di.an \'in-de--*n\ n [fr. the belief held by Columbus that the lands he 
   discovered were part of Asia] 1: a native or inhabitant of the subcontinent 
   of India or of the East Indie s 2a: AMERICAN INDIAN  2b: one of the native 
   languages of American Indians  - Indian aj