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Native American

1

[ ney-tiv uh-mer-i-kuhn ]

noun

  1. a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas, including Indians and non-Indians.


native American

2

noun

  1. a person born in the United States.

Native American

noun

  1. A member of the indigenous peoples of North America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Բt-·i· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Native American1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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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.

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French settlers called it Bad River; to the Native Americans who lived there first, it was always Mashkiiziibii: Medicine River.

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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.

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Native Americans also had more than double the rate of both Black and white Americans that year.”

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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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