Phrase guide
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noun
A term used to describe the relationship between the United States and Native American tribes.
The group of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A term used to describe the relationship between the United States and Native American tribes.
The territory belonging to the group of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: autonomous region
Antonyms: none provided
History
Compound of domestic + dependent + nation. Coined in 1831, by Chief Justice John Marshall in the 1831 Supreme Court case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia.
