Anglo-Indian people are a distinct minority community in India of mixed-race British and Indian ancestry. During the colonial period, their ancestry was defined by British paternal and Indian maternal heritage, post-British Raj, "Anglo-Indian" has also encompassed other European and Indian ancestries. Anglo-Indians' first language is usually English. In the nineteenth century, various designations like "Eurasian" or "Indo-Briton" were used to describe this community, while Anglo-Indian was used for white Britons in India. Since 1911, Anglo-Indian has been used primarily for individuals with mixed British and Indian ancestry while white Britons living in India were classed separately as European.