Anglo-Indian English

noun

The variety of English used in South Asia during the colonial era, having as a feature numerous borrowings from Hindustani and other local languages.

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Meanings

nounAnglo-Indian English (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe variety of English used in South Asia during the colonial era, having as a feature numerous borrowings from Hindustani and other local languages.

    To suggest that the term could have come from Anglo-Indian English into British thieves' cant and Chinese Pidgin English while also becoming widely dispersed into British dialect use would be to beg the question.

    2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Anglo-Indian English

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APA

Anglo-Indian English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglo-Indian%20English

MLA

“Anglo-Indian English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglo-Indian%20English. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anglo-Indian English,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglo-Indian%20English.

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