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indian country

In·di·an coun·try
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-dee-uh n kuhn-tree]
    • /ˈɪn di ən ˈkʌn tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-dee-uh n kuhn-tree]
    • /ˈɪn di ən ˈkʌn tri/

Definition of indian country words

  • noun indian country (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians. 1
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Origin of indian country

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1690-1700

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Parts of speech for Indian country

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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indian country popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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