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Indie

Indie

See also: indie, indy, and Indië

Czech

Proper noun

Indie f

  1. India

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈindjɛ/

Proper noun

Indie pl

  1. India (the country)

Declension

Derived terms


Scots

Proper noun

Indie

  1. India (country)

indie

indie

See also: Indie, Indië, and indy

English

Adjective

indie (not comparable)

  1. Independent; from outside the mainstream.
    an indie pop group; an indie video game

Usage notes

  • In this spelling, generally but not exclusively used for pop culture, especially music or games, with indy used in other contexts such as wrestling.

Related terms

Noun

indie (plural indies)

  1. An independent publisher.
    • 2005, Billboard (volume 117, number 3, 15 January 2005, page 36)
      He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.
  2. A work released by an independent publisher.
  3. (uncountable, music) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
  4. A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.

Derived terms


Spanish

Noun

indie m, f (plural indies)

  1. indie (style}}
  2. indie (person who follows the indie style}}