Native American meaning
ENWNative American
- NounPLNative Americans
- An American Indian, especially in the United States.
- (dated) A resident of the United States who is not an immigrant. (Often capitalized native American.).
- An American Indian, especially in the United States.
- AdjectiveCOMmore Native AmericanSUPmost Native American
- Of the American Indians.
- Of the American Indians.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The Native American had a kinship with nature, even referring to Mother Earth and Brother Bear.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Native American leader Chief Seattle urged ecological responsibility, referring to Brother Eagle and Sister Sky in his purported 1854 speech.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of Native American in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "Native American" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.