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 | proverb [German hum. proverb, meaning "One has to be brave." or "One mustn't be oversensitive to pain.", literally: "An Indian knows no pain."] | Ein Indianer kennt keinen Schmerz. [hum.] |  |
Nouns |
 | ecol. hist. reservation [reserve, preserve, Indian reservation] | 169 Reservat {n} |  |
 | gastr. ghee [Indian, Pakistani clarified butter] | 108 Butterschmalz {n} |  |
 | law award [Indian English] | 48 Urteilsspruch {m} |  |
 | papoose [dated or pej.] [American Indian baby] | 25 Indianerbaby {n} |  |
 | cloth. pantaloons {pl} [Indian or Turkish style] | 20 Pluderhose {f} |  |
 | gastr. chapatis [Indian flatbread] | 19 Chapatis {pl} [indische Fladen] |  |
 | stupidness {sg} [chiefly West Indian] [foolish behaviour] | 15 Dummheiten {pl} |  |
 | relig. Juggernaut [Indian deity Jagannath] | 6 Jagannatha {m} [auch: Dschagganath] |  |
 | sociol. Bania [also: Baniya] [Indian merchant caste] | Bania {f} [Händler-Kaste in Indien] |  |
 | mineral. catlinite [Indian pipestone] | (indianischer) Pfeifenstein {m} |  |
 | chagul [also: chagal] [Indian term for leather waterbag of goatskin, esp. used in the Orient] | Wassersack {m} aus Ziegenleder |  |
 | Flatheads [Indian tribe] | Flathead-Indianer {pl} |  |
 | cloth. gansey [West Indian] [sweater or T-shirt] | Pullover {m} [bes. Strickpullover] |  |
 | gymkhana [Indian English] | (öffentliche) Sporteinrichtung {f} |  |
 | jobs higgler [West Indian] [peddler] | fahrender Händler {m} |  |
 | mil. jawan [Ind.] [soldier (of low rank), infantryman, esp. in the Indian Army] | Soldat {m} [von niedrigem Rang od. Infanterist, bes. in der indischen Armee] |  |
 | weapons katar [Indian dagger] | Katar {n} {m} [Dolch aus Indien] |  |
 | weapons katar [Indian dagger] | Bundi-Dolch {m} [Katar; auch: Coutar, Katah, Koutah, Kutah, Kutar] |  |
 | weapons katara [Indian dagger] | Katar {n} {m} [Dolch aus Indien] |  |
 | ling. Mayan [a family of Central American Indian languages] | Maya {n} |  |
 | mehndi [Indian henna body painting] | Mehndi {n} [indische Henna-Hautmalerei] |  |
 | ethn. Navajo [or Navaho] [American Indian people] | Navajo {pl} [auch Navaho] |  |
 | games pachisi [traditional Indian board game] | [Variante von Mensch ärgere dich nicht] |  |
 | pol. panchayat [Indian English] | Dorfrat {m} [in Indien] |  |
 | pol. panchayat [Indian village or town council] | Gemeinderat {m} [eines indischen Dorfes] |  |
 | ethn. relig. Parava [Indian Caste] | [Sammelbezeichnung für drei verwandte Kshatriya-Kasten in Südindien] |  |
 | rajkumari [Indian] | (indische) Prinzessin {f} |  |
 | gastr. samp [Am.] [S.Afr.] [coarsely ground Indian corn] | Maisgrieß {m} |  |
 | pol. swaraj [Indian home rule] | Selbstregierung {f} Indiens |  |
 | the untouchables [members of the lowest or no Indian caste] | die Unberührbaren {pl} |  |
 | gastr. tiffin [esp. Br. dated] [Indian] | (leichtes) Mittagessen {n} |  |
 | astronau vyomanaut [an Indian astronaut] | Vyomanaut {m} [auch: Wiomanaut] |  |
 | ethn. warbonnet [a long feathered ceremonial American Indian headdress] | Warbonnet {f} [Federhaube (Indianer)] |  |
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 | full-blood {adj} [Am.] [mostly dated] [esp. Indian, Native American, etc.] | Vollblut- |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | Indian lodge [as a general term for Indian dwellings] | Indianerhütte {f} |  |
 | gastr. naan (bread) [Indian cuisine] | indisches Fladenbrot {n} |  |
 | gastr. naan bread [Indian cuisine] | Naan {m} |  |
 | gastr. naan bread [Indian cuisine] | Naanbrot {n} |  |
 | gastr. naan bread [Indian cuisine] | Naan-Brot {n} |  |
 | gastr. nan (bread) [Indian cuisine] | indisches Fladenbrot {n} |  |
 | ethn. relig. native religion [Am.] [in a North American context: American Indian, Native American] | indianische Religion {f} |  |
 | hist. native state [entity of the British Indian Empire] | (indischer) Fürstenstaat {m} |  |
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 | two-by-four {adj} [Am.] [West-Indian] [small, insignificant] | winzig |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | Free Indian Legion [WWII, German Armed Forces] [also: Indian Legion, Infantry Regiment 950 or Azad Hind Legion] | Legion Freies Indien {f} [2. WK, dt. Wehrmacht] [auch: Indische Legion, Infanterie-Regiment 950 oder Azad Hind Legion] |  |
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 | quote The only good Indian is a dead Indian. [Gen. Sheridan] | Nur ein toter Indianer ist ein guter Indianer. |  |
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