of or relating to England and India denoting or relating to Anglo-Indians (of a word) introduced into English from an Indian language
a person of mixed English and Indian descent an English person who lives or has lived for a long time in India
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An•glo-In•di•an
(ang′glō in′dē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Governmentbelonging to, relating to, or involving England and India, esp. as politically associated:Anglo-Indian treaties.
- British Empireof or pertaining to Anglo-Indians or their speech.
n.
- British Empirea person of English and Indian ancestry.
- British Empirethe speech of such persons, characterized by the Anglicizations of Indian words. Abbr.: AInd
- British Empirea person of English birth or citizenship living in India.
- 1805–15, American.
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'Anglo-Indian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AInd
- Hobson-Jobson
- Imphal
- almirah
- begar
- bhangi
- buck
- bukh
- chokey
- cushy
- dixie
- dixy
- goonda
- gunda
- izzat
- kabob
- khansamah
- kotwal
- kotwali
- kutcha
- lascar
- lathi
- mulligatawny
- munshi
- palki
- peg
- pukka
- pye-dog
- rooti
- rooty
- sherang
- topkhana
- vakeel
- wallah