"prairie nigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prairie niggers [plural]
Etymology: From prairie, the chief habitat of Native American peoples of the Great Plains, and nigger. Head templates: {{en-noun}} prairie nigger (plural prairie niggers)
  1. (ethnic slur, derogatory, slang) A Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Synonyms (ethnic slur for Native American person): red nigger, tree nigger, redskin, timber nigger
    Sense id: en-prairie_nigger-en-noun-6IZQG3nN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994, Louise Erdrich, The Bingo Palace, HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 71:",
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          "ref": "2004, Johnny D. Boggs, Spark on the Prairie, Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 293:",
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          "text": "[…] I don't have to listen to some prairie nigger whine about ethics. Go drink it out on a reservation,\" Amanda said, breaking for the stairs.\n\"I'm Sicilian,\" Luca corrected.\n\"I don't care what tribe you're from!\" […]",
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