An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the middle of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Indonesia; created in 1965; currently used as a joint US/UK military base.

(obsolete) maize / a variety of maize in which the kernels are variously coloured, rather than being all of the same colour

A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English. / (South America) The idealized portrayal of indigenous people as national heroes.

A breed of poultry.

plural of Indian

(informal, derogatory, offensive) The act of giving something to someone under the pretense that they get to keep it permanently, and then taking it back later on, or expecting something in return.

The act, process or result of Indianising. / (historical) The practice, towards the end of the British Raj, of promoting Indian people to more senior positions in the civil service.

Alternative spelling of Indianisation.

A subspecies of the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, distributed across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Laos, southern China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and formerly Pakistan.

Ficus benghalensis, a species of banyan tree also known as East Indian fig. / Synonym of cluster fig (Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae)