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Indo-Aryan

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In·do-Ar·y·an  (nd-âr-n, -r-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being a member of an Indic-speaking people.
2. Of or relating to the Indic branch of Indo-European.
n.
1. A member of an Indic-speaking people.
2. See Indic.
Indo-Aryan
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) another word for Indic [1]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) another name for Indic [2]
2. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) a native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language
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Noun1.Indo-Aryan - a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages
Indic
Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
Sindhi - the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India
Indo-Iranian, Indo-Iranian language - the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups
Dard, Dardic, Dardic language - any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
Nepali - the official state language of Nepal
Prakrit - any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD
Prakrit - any of the modern Indic languages
Adj.1.Indo-Aryan - of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations"
Aryan, Indo-European
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