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Indo-Aryan definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo- European migrations" [syn: Indo-European, Indo-Aryan, Aryan] n
1: a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages [syn: Indic, Indo-Aryan]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1881 1. a member of one of the peoples of the Indian subcontinent speaking an Indo-European language 2. one of the early Indo-European invaders of southern Asia 3. a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and other languages spoken primarily in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka — see Indo-European languages table • Indo-Aryan adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a member of any of the Aryan peoples of India. 2 the Indic group of languages. --adj. of or relating to the Indo-Aryans or Indo-Aryan.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indo-Aryan In`do-Ar"yan, a. Pert. to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indo-Aryan In`do-Ar"yan, n. A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.