| 单词 | canadian indian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCanadian Indian Canadian Indian n. and adj. (a) n. a member of one of the indigenous peoples of Canada (cf. First Nation n.); (b) adj. of or relating to the Canadian Indians. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] Canadian1568 Canada Indian1688 Canadian Indian1760 Johnny Canuck1862 Native Canadian1953 First People1973 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [adjective] Canadian1577 Canadian Indian1760 Canuck1862 1760 J. Grove Second Let. to Patriot 24 They [sc. the French] were continually, either themselves or their confederates, the Canadian Indians, annoying our frontiers. 1790 Universal Mag. 87 Suppl. 332/1 They told him in French (of which the Canadian Indian tribes, who have missionaries settled amongst them, all understand a little) that..they were carrying him to the mother of the deceased. 1829 Morning Jrnl. 10 Jan. 2/5 The Canadian Indian females are described as passionately fond of their children. 1893 G. Mallery Picture-writing Amer. Indians I. vii. 207 Among the lost or almost lost arts of the Canadian Indians is that of employing porcupine quills. 1930 Globe (Toronto) 25 June 4/2 Members of the British House of Commons were thrilled this week by the presence in the special gallery of a group of Canadian Indians. 1995 A. Armitage Comparing Policy Aboriginal Assimilation iv. 82 The objective of assimilation remains deeply rooted in Canadian Indian policy. 2013 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Early ed.) b7 Asked to describe a Canadian Indian, one might choose between a medical graduate of McGill University..or a solitary hunter. < as lemmas |
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