From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishIndianIn‧di‧an1 /ˈɪndiən/ noun 1 [countable]SAN someone from India2 [countable]SAN a member of one of the races that lived in North, South, and Central America before the Europeans arrived SYN Native American3 [singular] British English informal a meal of Indian food, or a restaurant that sells Indian food Do you fancy going out for an Indian?IndianIndian2 adjective 1 SANrelating to India or its people2 SANrelating to the Indians of North, South, and Central AmericaOrigin Indian1 1. (1200-1300) India; 2. From Christopher Columbus's mistaken belief that America was part of Asia
