In·di·an / ˈindēən/ • adj. 1. of or relating to the indigenous peoples of America.2. of or relating to India or to the subcontinent comprising India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.• n. 1. an American Indian.2. a native or national of India, or a person of Indian descent.DERIVATIVES: In·di·an·i·za·tion / ˌindēəniˈzāshən/ n.In·di·an·ize / -ˌnīz/ v.In·di·an·ness n.

Indian1 Indian Mutiny a revolt of Indians against British rule, 1857–8.

Discontent with British administration resulted in widespread mutinies in British garrison towns, with accompanying massacres of white soldiers and inhabitants. After a series of sieges (most notably that of Lucknow) and battles, the revolt was put down; it was followed by the institution of direct rule by the British Crown in place of the East India Company administration.
Indian rope-trick the supposed feat, performed in the Indian subcontinent, of climbing an upright, unsupported length of rope.

Indian2 Indian summer a period of unusually dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn. The name is generally attributed to the fact that the region in which the meteorological conditions in question were originally noticed was still occupied by indigenous American peoples, although other more specific explanations have been attempted.