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two-spirits

two-spirits is the plural of two-spirit.

Meaning of two-spirit

Noun

two-spirit (plural two-spirits)

  1. (Canada, US) A Native North American bisexual, homosexual, or gender-variant person; especially one belonging to a traditional tribal third-gender, fourth-gender, or transgender cultural category that has a ceremonial role.
    • The Lakota, by the way, called their Two-Spirits winkte and wapetokeca which means "people with special powers."2006, Walter L[ee] Williams, Toby Johnson, “About the Historical Accuracy of this Novel”, in Two Spirits: A Story of Life with the Navajo, Maple Shade, N.J.: Lethe Press, →ISBN, page 322
    Synonyms:
    2, 2S, berdache, hermaphrodite

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Questions about two-spirits

What is two-spirits the plural of?
Two-spirits is the plural of two-spirit.

Words near two-spirits in the dictionary

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  5. two-spirited
  6. two-spirits
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  10. two-start
  11. two-state solution

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