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(Encyclopedia)Indian turnip: see arum.Indian nut
(Encyclopedia)Indian nut: see pine nut.Indian rice
(Encyclopedia)Indian rice: see wild rice.Indian tobacco
(Encyclopedia)Indian tobacco, name for several plants, among them lobelia. ...Indian literature
(Encyclopedia)Indian literature. Oral literature in the vernacular languages of India is of great antiquity, but it was not until about the 16th cent. that an extensive written literature appeared. Chief factors in...Indian wars
(Encyclopedia)Indian wars, in American history, general term referring to the series of conflicts between Europeans and their descendants and the indigenous peoples of North America. After 1860 the wars continued...Indian National Congress
(Encyclopedia)Indian National Congress, Indian political party, founded in 1885. Its founding members proposed economic reforms and wanted a larger role in the making of British policy for India. By 1907, however, ...Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
(Encyclopedia)Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation: see National Museum of the American Indian. ...Great Indian Desert
(Encyclopedia)Great Indian Desert, S Asia: see Thar Desert. ...American Indian languages
(Encyclopedia)American Indian languages: see Native American languages. ...Browse by Subject
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