"North American Indian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more North American Indian [comparative], most North American Indian [superlative]
Etymology: 1748 noun, 1845 adjective, from North American + Indian. Head templates: {{en-adj|head=North American Indian}} North American Indian (comparative more North American Indian, superlative most North American Indian)
  1. Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). Synonyms: First Nations
    Sense id: en-North_American_Indian-en-adj-p8jRQir8

Noun

Forms: North American Indians [plural]
Etymology: 1748 noun, 1845 adjective, from North American + Indian. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=North American Indian}} North American Indian (plural North American Indians)
  1. A member of one of the indigenous peoples of North America (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). Categories (topical): Demonyms Synonyms: Aboriginal, American Indian, Indian, Native, Native American, Aboriginal person, First Nations person
    Sense id: en-North_American_Indian-en-noun-DVLrR8-y Disambiguation of Demonyms: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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