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First Nations¹

  • /ˌfɜːs(t)ˈneɪʃnz/ UK
  • /ˌfɜɹs(t)ˈneɪʃənz/ Canada, US
  • /ˌfɜːs(t)ˈnæeʃ(ə)nz/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃənz

Where it comes from

From an attributive use of the noun First Nations.

adjective First Nation

  1. Canada, not comparable Of or pertaining to the indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis); Indian. Generally speaking, the works of First Nations artists were made with materials such as wood, leather or cloth.
  2. broadly, not comparable, uncommon Of or pertaining to the indigenous peoples of any country or region.
  3. Australia, broadly, not comparable, uncommon Of or pertaining to the indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples of Australia; Indigenous Australian. Among the 1692 Australian species and subspecies on the BirdLife Australia Working List V3 (excluding vagrant and introduced taxa[…]), 18.7% derive from unrelated entities (e.g. shrike-tit that is neither shrike nor tit). Just 82 reflect First Nations names for birds (1.6%) or places (3.3%).

First Nations²

  • /ˌfɜːs(t)ˈneɪʃnz/ UK
  • /ˌfɜɹs(t)ˈneɪʃənz/ Canada, US
  • /ˌfɜːs(t)ˈnæeʃ(ə)nz/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃənz

Where it comes from

From First Nation + -s (suffix forming regular plural forms of nouns).

noun

  1. plural plural of First Nation

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"First Nations." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/first%20nations. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

First Nations. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/first%20nations

Chicago

"First Nations." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/first%20nations.

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@misc{first_nations_2026,
  title = {First Nations},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first%20nations},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}