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native american

na·tive A·mer·i·can
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ney-tiv uh-mer-i-kuh n]
    • /ˈneɪ tɪv əˈmɛr ɪ kən/
    • /ˈneɪ.tɪv əˈmer.ɪ.kən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ney-tiv uh-mer-i-kuh n]
    • /ˈneɪ tɪv əˈmɛr ɪ kən/

Definitions of native american words

  • noun native american a person born in the United States. 1
  • noun native american See Indian, Eskimo.   1
  • noun native american American Indian person 1
  • countable noun native american Native Americans are people from any of the many groups who were already living in North America before Europeans arrived. 0
  • countable noun native american Native American is also an adjective. 0
  • noun native american A member of the indigenous peoples of North America 0
See all 8 definitions of native american

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Origin of native american

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Native american

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Native american

native american popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for native american

noun native american

  • american indian — American Indian people or things belong to or come from one of the native peoples of America.
  • amerind — Indian (def 1).
  • amerindian — Amerindian means the same as American Indian.
  • indian — Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
  • injun — an American Indian.
All 5 Synonyms of native american

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