# North American Indian

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of one of the indigenous peoples of North America (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

## Etymology
1748 noun, 1845 adjective, from North American + Indian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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