Indians

/ˈɪndiənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of Indian; people from India, or historically used to refer to indigenous peoples of the Americas (now considered outdated).

Etymology

From 'India' + plural '-s'. The term arose from Columbus's mistaken belief he had reached the Indies, leading to the misnomer for Native Americans that persisted for centuries.

Kelly Says

The confusion between 'Indians' (from India) and 'Indians' (Native Americans) led to the term 'American Indian' and eventually the more accurate 'Native American' - showing how one navigation error created centuries of linguistic confusion!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ህንድ
hun-deh
ARالعربية
هنود
hunood
BNবাংলা
ভারতীয়
bhaar-ah-tee-yah
CACatalà
indis
in-dees
CSČeština
Indové
in-doh-vay
DADansk
indere
in-deh-reh
DEDeutsch
Inder
in-dehr
ELΕλληνικά
Ινδοί
ee-ndoh-ee
ESEspañol
indios
in-dee-ohs
FAفارسی
هندی‌ها
hun-dee-hah
FISuomi
intialaiset
in-tee-ah-lah-ee-seht
FRFrançais
indiens
in-dee-ehn
GUGU
ભારતીય
bhaar-ah-tee-yah
HAHA
Indiyawa
in-dee-yah-wah
HEעברית
הודים
hoo-deem
HIहिन्दी
भारतीय
bhaar-ah-tee-yah
HUMagyar
indiaiak
in-dee-ah-ee-ahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang India
oh-rang in-dee-ah
IGIG
ndi India
n-dee in-dee-ah
ITItaliano
indiani
in-dee-ah-nee
KKKK
Үндістан
oo-n-dee-stahn
KMKM
ឥណ្ឌា
in-dee-ah
MRMR
भारतीय
bhaar-ah-tee-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
orang India
oh-rang in-dee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အိန္ဒိယ
ah-in-dee-yah
NLNederlands
Indianen
in-dee-ah-nen
NONorsk
indere
in-deh-reh
PAPA
ਭਾਰਤੀ
bhaar-ah-tee
PLPolski
Indusi
in-doo-see
PTPortuguês
índios
in-dee-ohs
RORomână
indieni
in-dee-eh-nee
RUРусский
индейцы
in-deh-eh-tsah
SVSvenska
indier
in-dee-ehr
SWKiswahili
Wahindi
wah-heen-dee
TAதமிழ்
இந்தியர்
in-thee-yar
TEతెలుగు
భారతీయులు
bhaar-ah-tee-yoo-lu
THไทย
อินเดียน
in-dee-ahn
TLTL
mga Indiyano
mah-ngah in-dee-yah-noh
TRTürkçe
Hindular
heen-doo-lahr
UKУкраїнська
індійці
in-dee-eh-tsah
URاردو
ہندوستانی
hun-doh-stah-nee
VITiếng Việt
người Ấn Độ
ngoo-ee ahn doh
YOYO
awọn India
ah-wohn in-dee-ah
ZUZU
ama-Indiya
ah-mah in-dee-yah

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