Native Alaskan
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈneɪtɪv əˈlæskən/
:
nativo de Alaska
- A couple of native Alaskans walking into a hardware store.
- Native Alaskan village
- Native Alaskan students
- Indian and Native Alaskan
That they taught us for Native Alaskan, silent was only our only safety.
- That they taught us for Native Alaskan, silent was only our only safety.
Examples
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The goal of Close Up's native Alaskan and American Indian outreach effort is to increase the representation of students and teachers from Alaskan, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Association of Community Tribal (ACT) schools in the Close Up Foundation's experiential learning programs in Washington and at the local level.
Academic text (1993) -
Various other studies have concluded that the ancestors of native Alaskans were among the last to migrate from Asia to the Americas.
Academic text (1993) -
For example, some native Alaskan students will not say "yes," but will instead simply raise their eyebrows.
Academic text (1993) -
American Indian and Native Alaskan populations have a profound need for civic knowledge and involvement opportunities.
Academic text (1993) -
There were unclassified reports of the Alaska Scouts National Guard unit consisting of Native Alaskans who can and do live off the land.
Blog text (24) -
Outside the stockade was a thriving settlement that has not been rebuilt and included not only Russian buildings but also the only Native Alaskan village outside Alaska.
Academic text (2006) -
In this instance, the $100 million cap was found to be woefully inadequate to pay for cleanup and compensation of the victims of the oil spill, mainly the fishing industry and Native Alaskan villages.
Academic text (1998) -
Dan is also very well respected by Native Alaskan tribal leaders, which helps when your group hauls up in a remote village during the wettest fall in memory, soaking wet and cold.
Blog text (25) -
Three of the five students (Paul, Oscar, and Ellie) lived in native Alaskan villages (e.g., Athabascan, Yupik, and Tlingit).
Academic text (2006) -
Many native Alaskans continue to practice traditional hunting methods passed down through generations.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived
84
3.7
A person from the original people of a place, not later settlers
24
6.3
Native people who live in the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
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8.6
A person from the first people living in a place before others arrived
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4.1
A person whose family comes from the original peoples of Alaska
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7.6
A member of the first people who lived in a region
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7.3
A person whose family comes from the native peoples of North or South America
A person from the original communities who lived in Alaska or whose family comes from them
A person from the native people of northern Alaska
A person from the native people who live on the islands west of Alaska
A person who lives in a small community that shares the same customs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'native' (an indigenous person) with 'Alaskan' (a person from Alaska), so the meaning — an indigenous person or descendant from Alaska — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Native Alaskan comes from native (someone born in a place) plus Alaskan (from Alaska); it first described the original peoples who lived in Alaska before settlers arrived. So, it now means 'a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska'.