"Red Indian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Red Indians [plural]
Etymology: From the red color of the paint some tribes formerly applied to their skin. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Red Indian}} Red Indian (plural Red Indians)
  1. (dated, offensive) An aboriginal native of the Americas of pre-Columbian lineage. An Indian, Amerind(ian), American Indian, a Native American. Wikipedia link: en:Native American name controversy#Controversial terminology Tags: dated, offensive Related terms: Red Coordinate_terms: red, redskin
    Sense id: en-Red_Indian-en-noun-XF~9qIPB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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