domestic dependent nation

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A term used to describe the relationship between the United States and Native American tribes.; The group of people. US,uncountable
    — Although tribes are recognized as having inherent sovereignty, they are recognized as being ‘domestic dependent nations.’
  2. A term used to describe the relationship between the United States and Native American tribes.; The territory belonging to the group of people. US,uncountable

词源

Compound of domestic + dependent + nation. Coined in 1831, by Chief Justice John Marshall in the 1831 Supreme Court case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia.
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