Anglo-Indian

1 of 2

adjective

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of British India or the English in India : of or concerning the English and the Indian peoples

2

: of or belonging to the language of the English in India

Anglo-Indian

2 of 2

noun

"

1

: an Englishman living in India

2

India : a person of European (as British) and Indian ancestry

called also Eurasian

3

: the terms adopted into English from the languages of India

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Anglo- + Indian (of India)

First Known Use

Adjective

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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