Anglo-Indian

noun

A person with mixed Indian and English or British ancestry.

“Anglo-Indian relations”

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Anglo
OriginEnglish Indian ← Middle English Indien ← Anglo-Norman indien →
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Meanings

nounAnglo-Indian (plural Anglo-Indians)

plural Anglo-Indians

  1. A person with mixed Indian and English or British ancestry.
  2. historicalA person of English or British citizenship or ancestry living in India.
adjectiveAnglo-Indian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or between India and England or Britain.

    Anglo-Indian relations

    Synonyms: Anglo

  2. historicalnot comparableOf or relating to British or Company rule in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or between India and England or Britain.

Similar
Anglo

Origin

  1. EnglishAnglo-
  2. Old FrenchInde
  3. Anglo-Normanindien
  4. Middle EnglishIndien
  5. EnglishIndian
  6. EnglishAnglo-Indian

From Anglo- + Indian.

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Translations

Irish Angla-Indiach, Angla-Indiach
  • Angla-Indiachperson of English or British citizenship living in India
  • Angla-Indiachperson from the Anglo-Indian community
  • Angla-IndiachOf, relating to, or between India and England/Britain
Portuguese anglo-indiano, anglo-indiano
  • anglo-indianoperson from the Anglo-Indian community
  • anglo-indianoOf, relating to, or between India and England/Britain
Cite this entry
APA

Anglo-Indian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglo-Indian

MLA

“Anglo-Indian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglo-Indian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anglo-Indian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglo-Indian.

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