Indian country

noun

1. (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Indian country¹

An Americanism dating back to 1690–1700

Example Sentences

Weiland may look like an underdog across much of the state, but he has a big advantage in one area: Indian Country.

From The Daily Beast

This number has been increased by fresh arrivals from the Indian Country, since 1850.

From Project Gutenberg

Southern Mexico is indian country; there are large regions, where the mestizos, not the indians, are the exception.

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You suppressed it, because it exposed those whose acts were losing the Indian Country.

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Oklahoma lay within the Indian Country in which no lands were available for grants between 1850 and 1871.

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The railway surveys reached nearly every corner of the Indian Country.

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