Definitions
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- noun A member of one of the
indigenous peoples ofNorth America (but not a member of theAleut ,Inuit ,Metis , orYupik ). - adjective Of or relating to the
indigenous peoples of theAmericas (but not theAleut ,Inuit ,Metis , orYupik ).
Etymologies
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Examples
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The North American Indian is the noblest type of a wild man on the earth.
The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 02, February, 1890 Various
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A woman to the North American Indian is a simple affair, dealt with without circumlocution.
Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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A woman to the North American Indian is a simple affair, dealt with without circumlocution.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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A woman to the North American Indian is a simple affair, dealt with without circumlocution.
As We Were Saying Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Szwedzicki, a publisher in Nice, France, produced six portfolios of North American Indian art You'll have to allow Pop-up Windows - Insight.
The North American Indian Works tellurian 2010
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Szwedzicki, a publisher in Nice, France, produced six portfolios of North American Indian art You'll have to allow Pop-up Windows - Insight.
Archive 2010-05-01 tellurian 2010
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He was confused by the variety of North American Indian tribes.
‘A Handbook to Luck’ 2008
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Contrast the physical condition of the Irish with that of the North American Indian, or the South Sea Islander, or any other savage race before it was degraded by contact with the civilized man.
Walden 2004
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The bear understood only Russian while Amanda spoke only English and Romani (although she was familiar with several of the North American Indian dialects, she never spoke them publicly).
Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971
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Some of the North American Indian tribes have numeral scales which are, as far as they go, as regular and almost as simple as our own.
The Number Concept Its Origin and Development Levi Leonard Conant
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