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north american indian

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
north amer-i-can in-di-an
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of one of the indigenous peoples of North America (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

adj

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of North America (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

Etymology

1748 noun, 1845 adjective, from North American + Indian.

Inflected Forms

North American Indians (plural) more North American Indian (comparative) most North American Indian (superlative)

Synonyms

Aboriginal Aboriginal person American Indian First Nations person Indian Native Native American First Nations

Questions

What does north american indian mean?
A member of one of the indigenous peoples of North America (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
Where does north american indian come from?
1748 noun, 1845 adjective, from North American + Indian.

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