East Indian

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noun

Caribbean an immigrant to the countries of the Caribbean (West Indies) who is of Indian origin; an Asian West Indian

adjective

US and Canadian of, relating to, or originating in the East Indies

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Words nearby East Indian

East Ham, Easthampton, East Hartford, East Haven, East India Company, East Indian, East Indian walnut, East Indies, easting, easting down, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet

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How to use East Indian in a sentence

AL is not just Pacino, it's an East Indian tree, and AM is not just talk-radio, it's a form of "to be."
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words|David Bukszpan|April 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are also in the islands a considerable number of imported East Indian coolies and some Chinese.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
It seemed that some months before he had been a purser on an East Indian liner.
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon|Newell Dwight Hillis
Brent's British phlegm was mellowed by a luxuriance of imagination that he had inherited from an East Indian mother.
Southern Hearts|Florence Hull Winterburn

The oldest collection of folklore stories or myths now in existence is of East Indian origin and is preserved in the Sanskrit.
Algonquin Indian Tales|Egerton R. Young
The island abounded with cassowaries, the East Indian ostrich, and wild hogs.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith