Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Spanish use, an ‘Indian,’ that is, one of the various native peoples of Asia or America; specifically
- noun in the Philippine Islands, a native and especially a Christian native;
- noun a Malay of the Philippine Islands, as distinguished from members of other races living there.
- noun A Portuguese silver coin, ordered to be struck in 1499, on the model of the Venetian marcella.
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Examples
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INDIO - A 26-year-old parolee named Michael Anthony Jackson was arrested Thursday on suspicion of having sex with an underage girl in Indio, police said.
unknown title 2009
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INDIO - A 26-year-old parolee was behind bars today on suspicion of having sex with an underage girl in Indio, police said.
unknown title 2009
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The concert will take place April 16, 17 & 18 in Indio, California, Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster. com on Friday, Jan. 22 @ 10AM PST.
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I'm at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival in Indio, California this weekend.
Boing Boing 2007
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I was amazed when I took a case of Indio to the Tecate deposito to find that Indio is no longer sold in Mazatlan.
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At the motel, police found a handwritten list of addresses in Fairfax with phone numbers and the word "Indio" -- Spanish for "Indian" -- next to some of them.
Authorities try to salvage case in Northern Virginia gold thefts 2010
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At the motel, police found a handwritten list of addresses in Fairfax with phone numbers and the word "Indio" -- Spanish for "Indian" -- next to some of them.
Authorities try to salvage case in Northern Virginia gold thefts 2010
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At the motel, police found a handwritten list of addresses in Fairfax with phone numbers and the word "Indio" -- Spanish for "Indian" -- next to some of them.
Authorities try to salvage case in Northern Virginia gold thefts 2010
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At the motel, police found a handwritten list of addresses in Fairfax with phone numbers and the word "Indio" -- Spanish for "Indian" -- next to some of them.
Authorities try to salvage case in Northern Virginia gold thefts 2010
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At the motel, police found a handwritten list of addresses in Fairfax with phone numbers and the word "Indio" -- Spanish for "Indian" -- next to some of them.
Authorities try to salvage case in Northern Virginia gold thefts 2010
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