- a member of the indigenous peoples of North America, esp those of the continental United States
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Native American n
na′tive Amer′ican,
na′tive-A•mer′i•can, adj.
Na′tive Amer′ican,
- Language Varietiesa person born in the United States.
- 1835–45, American.
Na′tive Amer′ican,
- Anthropology, PronounsIndian (def. 1).
- See Indian, Eskimo.
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'Native American' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Apache
- Boas
- brave
- cacique
- Cherokee
- Chinook
- Chinook Jargon
- Choctaw
- coho
- Comanche
- courbaril
- Cree
- Creek
- Delaware
- dreamcatcher
- Five Nations
- Grey Owl
- half-breed
- happy hunting ground
- Hopi
- Huron
- Indian
- Iroquois
- Little Bighorn
- lodge
- Mackinac
- mescal
- mestizo
- Métis
- Mohawk
- Narragansett
- Navajo
- New Mexico
- Nez Percé
- Ojibwa
- Okanagan
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- papaya
- papoose
- Philip
- potlatch
- Powhatan
- Pueblo
- Red Indian
- redskin
- reservation
- sequoia
- Sioux
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
