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Red Indian vs Native American

Native American vs Red Indian

Red Indian and Native American both are nouns.

Red Indian is not an adjective while Native American is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Red Indian Yes No No No
Native American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, Native American is a hypernym of Red Indian; that is, Native American is a word with a broader meaning than Red Indian:
  • Red Indian: a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
  • Native American: any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Other hypernyms of Red Indian include Amerindian.
Red Indian (noun) Native American (noun)
a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Red Indian (adjective) Native American (adjective)
of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages
Difference between Red Indian and Native American

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