how to pronounce indien

/ɛ̃.djɛ̃/

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indien is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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ɛ̃

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An example use of indien in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… au large de l'océan indien où il ya eu …”

meanings of indien

noun:

Indian.
Indian (indigenous person of the Americas).
Indian (person from India).

adjective:

Indian (related to Amerinds).
Indian (related to India).

indien frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word indien occurs in french on average 15.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.