native American
noun
a person born in the United States.
Origin of native American
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
OTHER WORDS FROM native American
na·tive-A·mer·i·can, adjectiveDefinition for native american (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for native american
The founders went with Packers, but Marshall, given his Native-American fascination, would have gone in that direction, clearly.
There is Abramoff's taking advantage of the Native-American tribes and playing them off each other.
British Dictionary definitions for native american
Native American
noun
A member of the indigenous peoples of North America
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages