Anglo-Indian

adjective

Definition of Anglo-Indian

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

noun

\"\

Definition of Anglo-Indian (Entry 2 of 2)

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

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about Anglo-Indian

Dictionary Entries near Anglo-Indian

Anglo-Israelism

Anglo-Israelite

Statistics for Anglo-Indian

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for Anglo-Indian

The first known use of Anglo-Indian was in 1804

See more words from the same year

Comments on Anglo-Indian

What made you want to look up Anglo-Indian? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

indoctrinate

to teach someone the beliefs of a group

Test Your Vocabulary

Words from Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz

Boreal comes from the name of the ancient Greek god of which wind?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ

SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games