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Hindian¹

  • /ˈhɪn.dɪ.ən/ UK
  • /ˈhɪn.di.ən/ US

Rhymes with -ɪndiən

Where it comes from

From Hind + -ian, or a blend of Hindi or Hindu + Indian. The term seems to have been coined several times independently.

noun Hindians

  1. A native Indian (plural often same as singular)
  2. India, South, derogatory, sometimes A Hindustani in the sense of an Indian from north of the Deccan, a Hindustani-speaker or a bearer of that culture Dravida Kazhagam was started by E. V. Ramaswany in 1944 to protect Dravida Nadu, comprising the southern regions of the Indian subcontinent, from northern domination (more specifically Hindian domination) by establishing an independent Dravidian Nation. [...] Hindian domination of Tamil Nadu cultura
  3. A native Indian of whatever religion, as a person of Hindu culture
  4. An Asian Indian In the end surely the Hindians must triumph. The peninsula's too small and they're just too powerful.

adjective more Hindian · most Hindian

  1. Of India or (Asian) Indians It was for this reason that it made very good sense to continue to cultivate Agni, who had been critical of the Hindian offensive while also making clear his opposition to the methods the Tigers had adopted […] it was patently absurd to talk of a concerted Hindian foreign policy.

Hindian²

  • /ˈhɪn.dɪ.ən/ UK
  • /ˈhɪn.di.ən/ US

Rhymes with -ɪndiən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian هندیجان (hindījān).

proper noun

  1. A town and district in Khuzistan, Iran, now Hendijan.
  2. An old name for the Zohreh River separating Khuzistan and Bushehr provinces, named after the town.

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"Hindian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hindian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hindian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hindian

Chicago

"Hindian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hindian.

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@misc{hindian_2026,
  title = {Hindian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hindian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}