Turtle Islander

noun

Synonym of North American

Similar
North American
First used 20th c.
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Meanings

nounTurtle Islander (plural Turtle Islanders)

plural Turtle Islanders

  1. Synonym of North AmericanFirst known use 20th c.

    But clashes of worldviews do not only happen between Europeans and Turtle Islanders.

    1994, F. David Peat, Blackfoot Physics: A Journey Into the Native American Worldview, Grand Rapids: Phanes Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 40

    Synonyms: North American

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of North American

Similar
North American

Origin

From Turtle Island + -er.

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APA

Turtle Islander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turtle%20Islander

MLA

“Turtle Islander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turtle%20Islander. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turtle Islander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turtle%20Islander.

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