indienne
French, noun
indienne is a French feminine noun meaning “printed calico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of indien. With a capital, Indienne is a different word: “female equivalent of Indien”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étoffe de coton peinte ou imprimée à motifs floraux, qui se faisait primitivement en Inde. Elle était souvent…”.
What does indienne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of indien
- 2
feminineprinted calico
- 3
feminineoverarm sidestroke
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of indien
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Indien
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étoffe de coton peinte ou imprimée à motifs floraux, qui se faisait primitivement en Inde. Elle était souvent imprimée sur les deux faces.
noun: 1. Habitante de l’Inde (pays asiatique). 2. Habitante de l’Amérique dont les ancêtres habitaient déjà le continent avant l’arrivée des Européens.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indienne
- indiennes plural
- Indiennes plural
- Indien masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to indienne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indienne in French?
indienne appears 7.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).