Definitions
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- noun An
American Indian , especially in theUnited States . - adjective Of the
American Indians .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
- adjective of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages
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Examples
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The term Native American is sometimes preferred over Indian because the latter is a misnomer that originated with Columbus, who mistook the inhabitants of America for the people of India.
Native Americans 2002
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In my experience, the term Native American gets used occasionally with a sort of mocking tone.
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In my experience, the term Native American gets used occasionally with a sort of mocking tone.
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About 80 percent of Tananans are Native American, 18 percent Caucasian, and there's a smattering of Latinos and others.
Bill Chameides: Tanana -- Tiny City in Yukon Takes a Giant Renewable Step Bill Chameides 2011
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About 80 percent of Tananans are Native American, 18 percent Caucasian, and there's a smattering of Latinos and others.
Bill Chameides: Tanana -- Tiny City in Yukon Takes a Giant Renewable Step Bill Chameides 2011
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The phrases are drawn from work by other academics Linstead & Pullen; Barad, et al. along with Native American myths and his own family experiences growing up in rural Washington State.
Mike Bonifer: Cenk Uygur Has a Tree in His Head Mike Bonifer 2011
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The phrases are drawn from work by other academics Linstead & Pullen; Barad, et al. along with Native American myths and his own family experiences growing up in rural Washington State.
Mike Bonifer: Cenk Uygur Has a Tree in His Head Mike Bonifer 2011
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I terminated the most talented Native American employees that I had because they could not control their taste for alcohol.
Tim Giago: Alcohol Is a Red Flag That Has Been Waving Too Long Tim Giago 2012
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The phrases are drawn from work by other academics Linstead & Pullen; Barad, et al. along with Native American myths and his own family experiences growing up in rural Washington State.
Mike Bonifer: Cenk Uygur Has a Tree in His Head Mike Bonifer 2011
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About 80 percent of Tananans are Native American, 18 percent Caucasian, and there's a smattering of Latinos and others.
Bill Chameides: Tanana -- Tiny City in Yukon Takes a Giant Renewable Step Bill Chameides 2011
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