Word Study
anglo-indian
CIDE DICTIONARY
anglo-indian, adj.
relating to British India or the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages. [WordNet 1.5]
anglo-indian, n.
- a person of English citizenship born or living in India. [WordNet 1.5]
- One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anglo-indian, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to England and India.
2 a of British descent or birth but living or having lived long in India. b of mixed British and Indian parentage.
3 (of a word) adopted into English from an Indian language.
--n. an Anglo-Indian person.
--adj.
1 of or relating to England and India.
2 a of British descent or birth but living or having lived long in India. b of mixed British and Indian parentage.
3 (of a word) adopted into English from an Indian language.
--n. an Anglo-Indian person.
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