"First People" meaning in English

See First People in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: First Peoples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|head=First People}} First People (plural First Peoples)
  1. An indigenous people
    (Canada) A First Nation; any of the indigenous peoples of Canada excluding the Métis and Inuit
    Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-First_People-en-name-Ate~lieW Categories (other): Canadian English, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous peoples Disambiguation of Indigenous Australians: 45 55 Disambiguation of Indigenous peoples: 47 53
  2. An indigenous people
    (Australia) An Aboriginal Australian people; any of the indigenous peoples of Australia excluding the Torres Strait Islanders
    Tags: Australia Synonyms: Aboriginal, First Nation
    Sense id: en-First_People-en-name-~nwyhrw~ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Indigenous Australians: 45 55 Disambiguation of Indigenous peoples: 47 53 Disambiguation of Native Americans: 35 65

Inflected forms

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