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red indian

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
red in-di-an
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aboriginal native of the Americas of pre-Columbian lineage. An Indian, Amerind(ian), American Indian, a Native American.

Dated; Offensive

Etymology

See redskin for details about the etymology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Red Indians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Red redskin

Questions

What does red indian mean?
An aboriginal native of the Americas of pre-Columbian lineage. An Indian, Amerind(ian), American Indian, a Native American.
Where does red indian come from?
See redskin for details about the etymology.

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