Native Americans are people from any of the many groups who were already living in North America before Europeans arrived.
The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
Native American is also an adjective.
...a gathering of Native American elders.
Native American in British English
noun
1.
a member of the indigenous peoples of North America
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages
Native American in American English
noun
Also called: American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Indian
a member of the indigenous people of North America, usually excluding the Inuit
Examples of 'Native American' in a sentence
Native American
And in fact it is Native American men who are more likely to reveal that physiological trait.
Tony Parsons MAN AND WIFE (2002)
The point is, the ME's office says the bones really are Native American.
J. A. Jance BREACH OF DUTY (1999)
In other languages
Native American
British English: Native American NOUN
Native Americans are people from any of the many groups who were already living in North America before Europeans arrived.
The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
American English: Native American
Brazilian Portuguese: povos que habitavam a América do Norte antes da colonização europeia
Chinese: 美国原住民
European Spanish: amerindio
French: Indien d'Amérique
German: Ureinwohner Amerikas
Italian: nativo americano
Japanese: アメリカ先住民
Korean: 북미 원주민
European Portuguese: povos que habitavam a América do Norte antes da colonização europeia
Latin American Spanish: amerindio
Chinese translation of 'Native American'
Native American
n(c)
印第安人 (Yìndì'ānrén) (个(個), gè)
adj
印第安人的 (Yìndì'ānrén de)
Native American (美洲印第安人)由许多部族组成，例如科曼奇族、阿帕契族和苏人族，他们在欧洲人到来之前就一直居住在北美洲。继欧洲人之后，非洲人和亚洲人也陆续来到北美大陆。Native American 最初被西方人称为 Indian，因为人们错误地认为发现者克里斯托弗·哥伦布到达了东印度而不是北美大陆。切不可使用带有种族歧视色彩的字眼 Red Indian 或 redskin。