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First People

First People proper noun: a First Nation; any of the indigenous peoples of Canada excluding the Métis and Inuit.

Proper noun

First People (plural First Peoples)

  1. (Canada) A First Nation; any of the indigenous peoples of Canada excluding the Métis and Inuit
  2. (Australia) An Aboriginal Australian people; any of the indigenous peoples of Australia excluding the Torres Strait Islanders

Synonyms of First People

Forms of First People

pluralFirst Peoples

Questions about First People

What does First People mean?
First People means a First Nation; any of the indigenous peoples of Canada excluding the Métis and Inuit.
What part of speech is First People?
First People is a proper noun.

Words near First People in the dictionary

  1. First Partners
  2. first party
  3. first passage time
  4. first passage times
  5. first past the post
  6. First People
  7. First Peoples
  8. first person
  9. first philosophy
  10. first pick
  11. first point of Aries

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