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Meaning of "Indian summer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INDIAN SUMMER

Originally US: probably so named because it was first noted in regions occupied by American Indians.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIAN SUMMER

Indian summer play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIAN SUMMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indian summer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDIAN SUMMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indian summer

An Indian summer is a heat wave that occurs in the autumn. It refers to a period of above-normal temperatures, accompanied by dry and hazy conditions, usually after there has been a killing frost. Depending on latitude and elevation, it can occur in the Northern Hemisphere between late September and mid November, though the term is used as widely as early September through January. The term is applied to any heat wave, though it is also used for a purported singularity.

Definition of Indian summer in the English dictionary

The definition of Indian summer in the dictionary is a period of unusually settled warm weather after the end of summer proper. Other definition of Indian summer is a period of ease and tranquillity or of renewed productivity towards the end of a person's life or of an epoch.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIAN SUMMER

Indian mulberry
Indian Mutiny
Indian National Congress
Indian Ocean
Indian pipe
Indian red
Indian reservation
Indian reserve
Indian restaurant
Indian rice
Indian rope-trick
Indian sign
Indian States and Agencies
Indian sweater
Indian tea
Indian Territory
Indian tobacco
Indian tonic
Indian tonic water
Indian wrestling

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIAN SUMMER

breastsummer
bummer
cummer
drummer
glummer
gummer
hammer
high summer
hummer
midsummer
mummer
rummer
Saint Luke´s summer
Saint Martin´s summer
scummer
skummer
slummer
snow-in-summer
strummer
summer
thrummer

Synonyms and antonyms of Indian summer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Indian summer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIAN SUMMER

Find out the translation of Indian summer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Indian summer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Indian summer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小阳春
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

veranillo de San Martín
570 millions of speakers

English

Indian summer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारतीय ग्रीष्मकालीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصيف الهندي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бабье лето
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Indian summer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারতীয় গ্রীষ্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

L´été indien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

musim panas Indian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Altweibersommer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インディアンサマー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인도 여름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

India panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mùa hè Ấn Độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இந்திய கோடைக்காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भारतीय उन्हाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hint yazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estate di San Martino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Babie lato
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бабине літо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vara indiana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ινδικό καλοκαίρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Indiese somer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indisk sommar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Indian summer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Indian summer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIAN SUMMER»

The term «Indian summer» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.476 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Indian summer
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIAN SUMMER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Indian summer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Indian summer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Indian summer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIAN SUMMER»

Discover the use of Indian summer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Indian summer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Indian Summer
Will Randall is 'the teacher who travels' and, as in SOLOMON TIME, this is a funny and heart-warming account of how one man's enthusiasm and old-fashioned desire to do good have helped to preserve a community.
Will Randall, 2009
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Indian Summer
While spending a summer on an Iroquois reservation where her father is a doctor, Joni McCord lives with Sarah Birdsong, and the two girls try to put aside their differences and become friends. Reprint. AB. K. C.
Barbara Girion, 1993
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Indian Summer
The story interweaves themes, plots and characters in New York City and projects Howells personal attitudes on employers, feminism and marriage, among others.
William Dean Howells, 2004
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Indian Summer
Twelve-year-old Marcie Horton isn't looking forward to spending a lonely and boring summer at her grandparents' lake cottage.
Tracy Richardson, 2010
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Andi's Indian Summer
New from popular author Susan K. Marlow
Susan K. Marlow
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An Indian Summer
With this fresh eye he saw kindness and corruption, beauty and filth, impossible bureaucracy and profound humanity. This text tells of his experiences.
James Cameron, 1987
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The Blood Red Indian Summer: A Berger and Mitry Mystery
The Blood Red Indian Summer makes a fine and entertaining addition to David Handler’s award-winning, critically-acclaimed series.
David Handler, 2011
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Indian summer: traditional life among the Choinumne Indians ...
With accuracy, zest, and insight, Indian Summer gives an eyewitness account of the nearly lost and unspeakably beautiful world of the Choinumne Yokuts and the valley in which they lived.
Thomas Jefferson Mayfield, 1993
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Indian Summer: The Seige and Fall of Fort Loudoun
Built in the heart of the Cherokee Indian Nation by the British Colony of South Carolina, Fort Loudoun was quickly isolated when British-Cherokee relations began to break down.
Joe Guy, 2001
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Indian Summer: The Forgotten Story of Louis Sockalexis, the ...
Sockalexis was a baseball star when my father was an impressionable teenager, and must have been a role model.... I would like to see this book in every tribal school and library.
Brian McDonald, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIAN SUMMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Indian summer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heritage Trust hosting Tavern Tastings at Golden Plough Tavern …
August 7 will feature Mudhook Brewing Company with music by Indian Summer Jars. September 4 will feature Gift Horse Brewing Company ... «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Works by Joanne Augustine At Art for Healing Gallery | Town Topics
ART THAT HEALS: Images such as this painting, titled “Indian Summer Bouquet,” will be among the works by local artist Joanne Augustine on ... «Town Topics, Jul 15»
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Boil-water notice posted for Parker - News - Panama City News …
... Pine St., N. Lakewood Dr. from S. Hwy 22A to Martin Lake, and Kendrick St., S. Seneca, Indian Summer, Parker Village Circle and Cherry St. «The News Herald, Jul 15»
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Malcolm Parry: Chefs compete to benefit Ronald McDonald house
Uniformed Surya Brass Band members surrounded Indian Summer Festival founders Sirish Rao and Laura Byspalko for the fifth-annual launch ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
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Mohegan Tribal Police investigating Norwich woman's falling death …
MOHEGAN — A 28-year-old Norwich woman died on Thursday after falling from the Mohegan Sun Casino's Indian Summer parking garage, ... «Norwich Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Celebration time for Indian tennis at Wimbledon
The news anchor dubbed it as the “Indian summer at Wimbledon”. As the tag-line of Rolex (the official time keeper at Wimbledon) says - “It does ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
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From Twitter: PM Modi, Tendulkar, Kohli praise India's Wimbledon …
Indian double's star Bhupathi tweeted: "@Leander @MirzaSania #SumitNagal big effort making it an Indian summer at @Wimbledon.". «Oneindia, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon's Indian summer | The Asian Age
Novak Djokovic is putting some distance between himself and the rest. In quelling the sublime challenge of Roger Federer, the 29-year-old ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
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Indian Summer Festival: taxi drivers share stories from the cab
Nagra, along with several other people, are part of a panel on Friday called "In the Driver's Seat: Stories from the Cab" at the Indian Summer ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Indian Summer Festival features free travelling photo booth by artist …
The project is the work of award-winning art director and production designer Aradhana Seth, and is part of the fifth annual Indian Summer ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

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