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Indianess

Indianess noun: a female Indian; a woman from India.

Noun

Indianess (plural Indianesses)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A female Indian; a woman from India.
  2. (obsolete, rare) A female Indian; a Native American woman, a female member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
    Synonyms:
    squaw

Synonyms of Indianess

Forms of Indianess

pluralIndianesses

Origin of Indianess

From Indian + -ess.

Questions about Indianess

What does Indianess mean?
Indianess means a female Indian; a woman from India.
What part of speech is Indianess?
Indianess is a noun.
What is the plural of Indianess?
The plural of Indianess is Indianesses.

Words near Indianess in the dictionary

  1. Indianapolitans
  2. Indianas
  3. Indianeer
  4. Indianeers
  5. Indianesque
  6. Indianess
  7. Indianesses
  8. Indiangrass
  9. Indiangrasses
  10. Indianhood
  11. Indianian

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