See also: First Nation



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Etymology 1Edit

1980, from first + nation.


First Nations

  1. (Canada) The indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including Inuit or Metis); Indians.
    • 2001, Quebec, Francois Remillard, Hunter Publishing, Inc, ISBN 2894645953, pg. 27:
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 714:
      The prolonged suffering and ghastly deaths of Jesuit missionaries at the hands of hostile First Nations on the borders of the French colonies in Canada in the early seventeenth century rank high in the history of Christian suffering.
  2. (Canada, less common) The indigenous peoples of any country or region.


First Nations ‎(not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of First Nation

Etymology 2Edit


First Nations

  1. plural of First Nation