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Anglo-Indian

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæŋgləʊˈɪndiən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ang′glō in′dē ən)

An•glo-In•di•an (ang′glō in′dē ən),USA pronunciation adj.

Governmentbelonging to, relating to, or involving England and India, esp. as politically associated:Anglo-Indian treaties.
British Empireof or pertaining to Anglo-Indians or their speech.

British Empirea person of English and Indian ancestry.
British Empirethe speech of such persons, characterized by the Anglicizations of Indian words. Abbr.: AInd
British Empirea person of English birth or citizenship living in India.

1805–15, American.

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Anglo-Indian adj

of or relating to England and India
denoting or relating to Anglo-Indians
(of a word) introduced into English from an Indian language

a person of mixed English and Indian descent
an English person who lives or has lived for a long time in India

'Anglo-Indian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

chokey - Imphal - mulligatawny - pye-dog - sherang - AInd - almirah - begar - bhangi - buck - bukh - cushy - dixie - dixy - goonda - gunda - Hobson-Jobson - izzat - kabob - khansamah - kotwal - kotwali - kutcha - lascar - lathi - munshi - palki - peg - pukka - rooti - rooty - topkhana - vakeel - wallah

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