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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.
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.
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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
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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.
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Noun 1. [画像:Native American - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived]Native American - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
individual, 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 person
American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
South American Indian - a member of a native Indian group in South America
Carib, Carib Indian - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
Adj. 1. [画像:Native American - of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages]Native American - of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
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Translations
أحد الهنود الحُمْر، هندي أمريكي
rodilý Američan
indianer
amerikai indián
rodený Američan
ameriški Indijanec
Amerikan yerli halkıKızılderili
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native
(ˈneitiv) adjective1. where one was born. my native land. vaderland وَطَني، مكان المَوْلِد роден natal rodný Heimat-... føde-; hjem- γενέθλιος natal sünni- محلی synnyin- natal מקומי देशी rodno mjesto születési (hely), szülő(föld) asal uppruna-, fæðingar- natale, natio 出生の 출생지의 gimtasis dzimtais tempat asal geboorte- føde-, hjem- ojczysty اصلى ټاټوبى natal natal родной rodný rojsten rodni födelse- แต่กําเนิด ana, yerli 出生所在的 рідний آبائی quê hương 出生的
2. belonging to that place; local. the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia. inheems أصْلي، مَحَلّي местен pátrio domácí; místní; původem z, pocházející z Mutter-... lokal; naturligt hjemmehørende i γηγενής, τοπικός nativo kodu-, ema-, kohalik اهل kotimaan natal מקומי सहज, जन्मजात, पैदाइशी, आस्ट्रेलिया में पैदा हुआ या गोरा domaći (ős)honos, ősi asli móður- locale, nativo 自国の (그 고장에) 특유한, 원산인 čionykštis, vietinis vietējais asli, asal geboorte- hjemmehørende, naturlig ojczysty اوسيدونكى pátrio natal местный miestny, pochádzajúci pôvodom, materinský biti doma; domač domaći inhemsk, som hör hemma i ประจําท้องถิ่น yerli, yerel 本國的,當地的 місцевий ديسي thuộc địa phương 本国的,当地的
3. belonging by race to a country. a native Englishman. gebore قَوْمي، تابِع لذلك الشَّعْب кореняк de nascimento rodilý eingeboren indfødt ιθαγενής, ντόπιος nativo, de nacimiento sünnipärane اهل syntyperäinen de souche יליד देशी, स्वदेशी rodom iz, po rođenju született, bennszülött asli innfæddur nativo 生来の 토착의, 원주민의 tikras, vietinis dzimis-; vietējs; iezemiešu- kelahiran geboren innfødt rodowity mieszkaniec اوسيدونكى de nascimento de origine коренной rodený po rodu izvorni infödd พื้นเมือง ülkesi...olan, yerli 土生土長的 природжений مقامي gốc gác 土生的
4. belonging to a person naturally. native intelligence. eie فِطْري вроден natural přirozený, vrozený angeboren medfødt έμφυτος natural, innato kaasasündinud بومی luontainen naturel מוּלָד स्वाभाविक urođen veleszületett pembawaan meðfæddur, eðlislægur innato 生まれつきの 타고난 įgimtas iedzimts sifat semula jadi aangeboren medfødt wrodzony پخوانى natural nativ природный, врождённый vrodený prirojen urođen medfödd ตามธรรมชาติ doğuştan, yaradılıştan 天生的 природний; природжений فطري bẩm sinh 天生的
noun1. a person born in a certain place. a native of Scotland; a native of London. gebore مُواطِن ، ساكِن жител natural rodák der/die Einheimische en indfødt αυτόχθονας, γέννημα θρέμμα κπ. τόπου originario päriselanik اهل syntyperäinen asukas autochtone יליד मूल निवासी rodom iz születésű, állampolgár orang kelahiran heimamaður nativo 〜生まれの人 ... 태생인 사람 vietinis gyventojas vietējais iedzīvotājs; pamatiedzīvotājs anak kelahiran ingeborene innfødt, barnefødt rodowity اوسيدونكى natural persoană originară (din) уроженец rodák domačin domaći stanovnik infödd ชาวพื้นเมือง doğumlu 當地人 уродженець باشندہ người sống ở 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. inboorling من السُّكّان الأصْلِيين туземец nativo domorodec der/die Eingeborene en indfødt ο ιθαγενής indígena pärismaalane سکنه alkuasukas indigène יְלִידִים देसी domorodac őslakó penduduk asli frumbyggi indigeno 土着民 원주민, 현지인 čiabuvis iedzimtais; iezemietis orang asli inboorling innfødt tubylec اصلى خلك nativo băştinaş туземец domorodec domorodec urođenik inföding ชาวพื้นเมือง yerli 原住民 тубілець قديم باشندہ có nguồn gốc 土著
Native ˈAmerican noun American Indian. inboorling أحد الهنود الحُمْر، هندي أمريكي индианец índio americano rodilý Američan der (nordamerikanische) Indianer indianer Ινδιάνος indio americano indiaanlane, Ameerika põliasukas اریکایی intiaani אִינדִיאָנִי अमरीकी मूल प्रजाति सदस्य američki Indijanac amerikai indián Indian indiano d'America アメリカ先住民 아메리카 인디언 (Amerikos) indėnas, čiabuvis Amerikas indiānis orang asli Amerika Indiaan offisielt navn på indianer i USA rodowity Amerykanin, Indianin امريكايى هندو коренной американец, индеец rodený Američan prvoten Američan Indijanac infödd amerikan, indian ชาวอินเดียนแดง Kızılderili, Amerikan yerli halkı 美洲原住民 тубільний американець; індіанець قديم امريکي باشندہ bản xứ 美洲印第安人
native ˈlanguage/ˈtongue nounMy native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German. moedertaal لُغَة الأم،اللُغة القوميَّه роден език língua materna mateřský/rodný jazyk die Muttersprache modersmål μητρική γλώσσα lengua materna emakeel زبان بومی äidinkieli שְׂפַת אֵם देशी भाषा materinji jezik anyanyelv bahasa Ibu lingua madre 母語 모국어 gimtoji kalba dzimtā valoda bahasa ibunda moedertaal morsmål język ojczysty مورنى ژبه родной язык rodná reč, materinský jazyk materni jezik maternji jezik modersmål ภาษาท้องถิ่น ana dil 母語 рідна мова مادري زبان người bản xứ 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. moedertaalspreker ناطِق اللغَه говорещ родния си език falante rodilý mluvčí jemand mit der Muttersprache ... har xx som modersmål φυσικός ομιλητής nativo emakeelena rääkija گوینده بومی kieltä äidinkielenään puhuva locuteur natif דובר देशी izvorni govornik (angol, spanyol stb.) anyanyelvű pembicara asli sá sem hefur tiltekið mál að móðurmáli madrelingua 母国語話者 원어민 žmogus, kuriam kokia kalba yra gimtoji (dzimtās) valodas nesējs penutur asli moedertaalspreker innfødt, –talende rodzimy użytkownik języka په مورنى ژبه غږيدونكى falante vorbitor nativ носитель языка rodený Angličan, Španiel ap. ki mu je materin jezik... izvorni govornik person som har ... som modersmål เจ้าของภาษา anadil konuşuru 某語言為其母語者 носій мови مادري زبان والا người nói tiếng mẹ đẻ 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. inheems أصْلُهُ من разпространен nativo de původní v heimisch in naturligt hjemmehørende i που προέρχεται από originario de pärit بومی syntyperäinen originaire de מקומי देशीय पशु या वनस्पति izvorni vhol honos (állat, növény) asli dari skepna eða jurt sem er upprunnin á tilteknum stað originario di 〜産の 특정 고장이 원산인 kilęs iš aborigēns; raksturīgs berasal inheems naturlig hjemmehørende i pochodzący z د يو ټاكل شوى ټاټوبى اوسيدونكى indígena originar din присущий pochádzajúci izvirajoč domaći hemmahörande i ถิ่นอาศัย yerli 原生的 такий, що є родом з کي طرف منسوب có nguồn gốc từ 原属于...的,原产于
the Nativity (nəˈtivəti) the birth of Christ. geboorte, herkoms كنيسَة المَهْد Рождество Христово a Natividade Narození Páně die Geburt Christi Jesu fødsel η Γέννηση του Χριστού la Natividad Kristuse sünd تولد عیسی Kristuksen syntymä Nativité מוֹלָד जन्म, ईसा मसीह का जन्म rođenje Krisztus születése Kelahiran fæðing Jesú Natività キリストの降誕 예수의 탄생 Kristaus gimimas Kristus dzimšana kelahiran Jesus geboorte van Christus Jesu fødsel narodzenie Chrystusa د عيسى ع زيږون a Natividade Crăciunul Рождество Христово Narodenie Pána božič rođenje Hristovo Kristi födelse การประสูติของพระเยซู Hz.İsa'nın doğuşu 耶穌誕生 Різдво ميلاد مسيح lễ Thánh đản 耶稣诞生
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