Native American
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- adjective
- /ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən/
:
indígena americano
- Archaeologists have met with Native American groups recently, and both have agreed to work together more closely.
- Native American flute
- Native American cultures
- Native American art
Yaris, I am a disabled Native American combat vet who lost both legs in war.
- Yaris, I am a disabled Native American combat vet who lost both legs in war.
- And as she points out, a strange perspective from the part of other Native American tribes.
- He was, he had mastered this Native American craft of beadwork and breastplates and headgear and stuff like that.
- Maybe you bought a bunch of fresh squid ink bath bombs or maybe you bought a, a lean to or something or a Native American home.
- That's a very Native American thing, Clay.
Examples
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During the festival, they showcased the vibrant music and dance of various Native American tribes.
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For example, school counselors can plan annual community meals in which Native American traditional food is served.
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Well, we're primarily involved with the study of Native American culture.
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In the final section, we will see how Native science helps to explain traditional Native American relationships with animals.
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A detailed description of our Native American project follows to help you adapt this program for your community.
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The most authentic performance of traditional music is singing in the original Native American language or vocables.
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As is well known, there are substantial differences among Native American cultures, particularly in art and artifact styles.
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School counselors can assist Native American students in practicing their interpersonal and group skills through discussion groups.
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Sarah Ochsner, a voice major, studied Native American music traditions of the Flathead tribe.
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Certain Native American tribes of the Northern plains believed loons were ancestral spirits, trying to communicate with the physical world.
Synonyms
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Relating to the native peoples of the Americas and their cultures
Relating to Native American people, their languages and cultures
Relating to the native peoples of the Americas, including their languages and culture
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'native' (an indigenous person) + 'American' (of the Americas), so its referent—an indigenous person of the Americas—is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and shows no idiomatic shift, making it immediately understandable to learners who know the two words.
Etymology
Native American comes from the words native, meaning 'born in' or 'original to' a place, and American, meaning 'from the Americas'. It was first used for peoples who lived in the Americas before Europeans arrived, so it now means 'relating to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas'.