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Indian chief vs chieftain

chieftain vs Indian chief

Indian chief and chieftain both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Indian chief Yes No No No
chieftain Yes No No No
As nouns, chieftain is a hypernym of Indian chief; that is, chieftain is a word with a broader meaning than Indian chief:
  • Indian chief: the leader of a group of Native Americans
  • chieftain: the head of a tribe or clan
Other hypernyms of Indian chief include chief, headman, tribal chief.
Indian chief (noun) chieftain (noun)
the leader of a group of Native Americans the head of a tribe or clan
the leader of a group of people
Difference between Indian chief and chieftain

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