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Red Indian

American  

noun

Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.


Red Indian British  

noun

  1. an old-fashioned name, now considered highly offensive, for Native American

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Red Indian

First recorded in 1825–35

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