Native American

Native American

n. A member of any of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The ancestors of the Native Americans are generally considered by scientists to have entered the Americas from Asia by way of the Bering Strait sometime during the late glacial epoch.

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Native American adj.Usage Note: Native American is now fully established in American English as an equivalent of Indian, being acceptable in all contemporary contexts and preferred in many. It is especially appropriate as a term of respect used by outsiders, who may have concerns that Indian could cause offense by its association with longstanding cultural stereotypes. Native American is the clear choice in many formal contexts, not only because it indicates respect but, more pragmatically, because it avoids any ambiguity between indigenous American peoples and the inhabitants of India. But despite its wide acceptance, Native American has not displaced Indian to any significant degree outside of formal contexts, and it is now common to find the two terms used interchangeably in the same piece of writing. Furthermore, the issue of which term to use has never been particularly divisive between Indians and non-Indians. While generally welcoming the respectful tone of Native American, most Indian writers have continued to use Indian at least as often. · Native American and Indian are not exact equivalents when referring to the indigenous peoples of Canada and Alaska. Native American, the broader term, is properly used of all such peoples, whereas Indian is customarily used of the northern Athabaskan and Algonquian peoples in contrast to the Inuit and the Yupik. Alaska Native (or less commonly Native Alaskan) is also properly used of all indigenous peoples residing in Alaska. See Usage Notes at American Indian, First Nation, Indian.

Native American

n (Peoples) A member of the indigenous peoples of North America adj (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages

Amer′ican In′dian

n. a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North and South America, usu. excluding the Aleuts and Eskimos. [1725–35] usage: See Indian.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Native American - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrivedAmerindianindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"war party - a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)person of color, person of colour - (formal) any non-European non-white personAmerican Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrivedSouth American Indian - a member of a native Indian group in South AmericaCarib, Carib Indian - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser AntillesArawak, Arawakan - a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
Adj.	1.	Native American - of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"Amerind, Amerindic, Indian

Translations

美洲印第安人

native

(ˈneitiv) adjective1. where one was born. my native land. 出生所在的 出生的2. belonging to that place; local. the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia. 本國的，當地的 本国的，当地的 3. belonging by race to a country. a native Englishman. 土生土長的 土生的4. belonging to a person naturally. native intelligence. 天生的 天生的 noun1. a person born in a certain place. a native of Scotland; a native of London. 當地人 本地人2. one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc. Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians. 原住民 土著Native ˈAmerican noun American Indian. 美洲原住民 美洲印第安人native ˈlanguage/ˈtongue nounMy native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German. 母語 母语native speaker a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all. I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker. 某語言為其母語者 讲本民族语言者native to (of plants and animals) belonging originally to a particular place. These birds are native to Australia. 原生的 原属于...的，原产于 the Nativity (nəˈtivəti) the birth of Christ. 耶穌誕生 耶稣诞生