indian

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See also: Indian, indián, and Indián

English

Noun

indian (plural indians)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”)

Adjective

indian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indien. By surface analysis, India +‎ -an.

Noun

indian m (plural indieni)

  1. Indian

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative indian indianul indieni indienii
genitive-dative indian indianului indieni indienilor
vocative indianule indienilor

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

From Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪndɪˈɑːn/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

indian c

  1. Indian, American Indian (member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)
    Hyponym: (female) indianska

Usage notes

Less controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though amerikansk urinvånare appears for "Native American".

Declension

Declension of indian
nominative genitive
singular indefinite indian indians
definite indianen indianens
plural indefinite indianer indianers
definite indianerna indianernas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: intiaani

See also

References

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