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Indianness

Indianness noun: the quality of being Indian.

Noun

Indianness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being Indian.
    • In this case, an Indian English dictionary, especially one that wanted to focus on, and promote itself on, its Indianness, might wish to include the new species.2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62

Origin of Indianness

From Indian + -ness.

Questions about Indianness

What does Indianness mean?
Indianness means the quality of being Indian.
What part of speech is Indianness?
Indianness is a noun.

Words near Indianness in the dictionary

  1. Indianizes
  2. Indianizing
  3. Indianly
  4. Indianmeal
  5. Indianmeal moth
  6. Indianness
  7. Indianoid
  8. Indianoids
  9. Indianola
  10. Indianoplace
  11. indians

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