indigenousamerican
nounUK /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs əˈmer.ɪ.kən/
US /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs əˈmer.ɪ.kən/
A person whose family has lived in America since long before other people came there.
The museum shows beautiful art made by an Indigenous American.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Belonging to the first peoples who lived in America.
She studies Indigenous American languages.
3. A word describing the cultures and traditions of America's first peoples.
The festival celebrates Indigenous American music and dance.
4. A term used in some countries for the original peoples of the Americas.
Many Indigenous American communities live in the Andes.