Desi (or Deshi; pronounced /ˈd̪e:si/ or /ˈd̪e:ʃi/, Hindi: देशी, Urdu: دیسی), literally means "local, regional" or "indigenous", as opposed to videshi विदेशी, وِدسی meaning "foreign". Although the term is most often used when referring to Indians or things Indian, it may be used to refer to people or things of South Asian origin.If used in the more general sense, it can include:The term Desi can include someone originating from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.British AsiansBangladeshisSouth Asian AmericansIndo-CanadiansFijian IndiansSouth Asians in PhilippinesIndo Kiwi New ZealandIndo-Mauritian MauritiusSouth Asians living in AustraliaIndian South AfricansSouth Asians living in ZimbabweIn India, Pakistan & Bangladesh, the term, used as an adjective, with respect to its own country, can also refer to things originating from the countryside, or indigenously manufactured goods as opposed to foreign or imported goods.Sometimes, people of Indian origin onlyThe term could also be used to refer to the diasporic subculture of overseas South Asians, usually those resident in English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and Australia, or former British colonies such as South Africa, Kenya, Trinidad or Guyana.