Native American

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Native American^¹

noun Native Americans

A member of any of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Native American.
In particular, a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of North America, or sometimes in particular the United States. One of Chomsky's most recent books, Year 501: the Conquest Continues (1993), offers a panoramic view of what he sees as five hundred years of US terror and oppression, beginning with the treatment of the Native Americans and continuing through the Gulf War.
dated Alternative letter-case form of native American
Similar: American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, First American, Indian, Indigenous American, Indigenous North American, Injun, injun, Native American, NDN, Red Indian

adjective more Native American · most Native American

Of the American Indians.

native American^²

noun native Americans · Native American

dated A resident of the United States who is not an immigrant. His name, as given on the records, was Joe Slater, or Slaader, and his appearance was that of the typical denizen of the Catskill Mountain region; one of those strange, repellent scions of a primitive colonial peasant stock whose isolation for nearly three centuries in the hilly fastnesses of a litt

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noun person — see also Indian

Español	nativo americano, jashto, jashte
Français	amérindien, amérindienne
Ελληνικά	αυτόχθων αμερικανός aftóchthon amerikanós

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@misc{native_american_2026,
  title = {Native American},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/native%20american},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}