North-american-indian Definition

noun

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

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adjective

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

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Other Word Forms of North-american-indian

Noun

Singular:
north-american-indian
Plural:
north-american-indians

Origin of North-american-indian

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

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North-american-indian Sentence Examples

  • The domestic dogs of some North American Indian tribes closely resemble the coyote; the black wolfdog of Florida resembles the black wolf of the same region; the sheepdogs of Europe and Asia resemble the wolves of those countries, whilst the pariah dog of India is closely similar to the Indian wolf.

  • He is best known for his plastic representations of the North American Indian - especially for "The Signal of Peace" in Lincoln Park, Chicago, and "The Medicine Man," in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

  • Also the North American Indian papoose and stitched, beaded slippers.

  • Originally "mugwump" (mogkiomp) was a North American Indian word, in the Massachusett dialect of the Algonquian, meaning "great man" (mogki, great; omp, man); and in New England it was used of self-conceited politicians.

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