Indo-Aryan

[ in-doh-air-ee-uhn, -yuhn, -ar-; -ahr-yuhn ]

/ ˈɪn doʊˈɛər i ən, -yən, -ˈær-; -ˈɑr yən /

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noun

Indic (def. 1).

a member of any of the peoples speaking an Indic language such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, or Urdu.

adjective

Indic (def. 3).

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indo-Aryans or their languages.

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Origin of Indo-Aryan

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby Indo-Aryan

individual retirement account, individuate, individuation, indivisible, indo-, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Australian Plate, Indo-Canadian, Indo-Caribbean, Indochina, Indochinese

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How to use Indo-Aryan in a sentence

The region is marketed for visitors as “Aryan Valley,” and many citizens have taken to tacking on “Aryan” to their last names.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This was later repurposed in Europe as an explanation for racial superiority, and the term “Aryan” came to define a white race.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His work was more monumental, more violent, and promoted the Aryan struggle.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists|William O’Connor|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.
How Aasif Mandvi Became Jon Stewart’s Favorite Jihadi|Dean Obeidallah|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And the Latin mātrīx for “womb” comes from the same Indo-European root that gives us the English “mother.”
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He would have wrested race supremacy and the leading place in civilization from the Aryan for the Hamitic races.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
What anthropologist accepts the theory of Aryan overland immigration from somewhere in Asia?
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Among the Aryan nations an meant mind, and this term is clearly responsible for inane or without ane.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel,Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine,Dey shplit mine heart in two.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
The Aryan fire worshippers cremated their dead so that the spirits might be transferred by fire to Paradise.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for Indo-Aryan

Indo-Aryan

adjective

another word for Indic (def. 1)

noun

another name for Indic (def. 2)

a native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language

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