Indian vs Native

Indian

adj
  • Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. 

  • Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. 

  • Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance. 

  • Made with Indian corn or maize. 

noun
  • A meal at (or taken away from) an Indian restaurant. 

  • An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). 

  • Indian cuisine; traditional Indian food. 

  • An Indian restaurant. 

  • A person from India. 

name
  • Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians. 

  • Any language spoken by natives of India, especially Hindi. 

Native

adj
  • Indian: Native American or First Nation; of or relating to (North) American Indians. 

  • Aboriginal; of or relating to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines. 

  • Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.) 

  • Related to black Africans, especially Bantu. 

noun
  • An Aborigine. 

  • A Native American. 

  • An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.) 

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