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Native American
1[ ney-tiv uh-mer-i-kuhn ]
noun
- a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas, including Indians and non-Indians.
native American
2noun
- a person born in the United States.
Native American
noun
- A member of the indigenous peoples of North America
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages
Other Word Forms
- Բt-·i· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Native American1
Example Sentences
As a function of the race-wealth gap, African-Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, Native Americans and members of other marginalized communities have even less in savings than the average white American.
French settlers called it Bad River; to the Native Americans who lived there first, it was always Mashkiiziibii: Medicine River.
There’s also a new add-on tour this year of the Native American Land Conservancy’s private Coyote Hole conservation area, which is usually closed to the public.
Native Americans also had more than double the rate of both Black and white Americans that year.”
The group included more than 200 Native American tribes, hundreds of US military veterans, actors and political leaders - including current US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr.
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