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Lumbee meaning

A member of a certain Native American tribe or group of North Carolina.

Using Lumbee

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of a certain Native American tribe or group of North Carolina.
  • In the example corpus, lumbee often appears in combinations such as: the lumbee, lumbee tribe, lumbee tribal.

Context around Lumbee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fear 1× eligible 1× lowery 1× histories 1×

Often after:

tribe 4× tribal 3× act 2× indians 2× people 1× collard 1× nation 1×

Sentence patterns with Lumbee

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the lumbee indians of 1× at the lumbee tribal cultural 1× cape fear lumbee and waccamaw 1× chose the lumbee tribe of 1× fact the lumbee were the 1× hope that lumbee people really 1× indian histories lumbee and tuscarora 1× maynor lowery lumbee indians in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the lumbee act 2× as soon as 1× chavis filed tuesday 1× chief judge joshua 1× from left malinda 1× i certainly hope 1×

Common sentence endings:

of north carolina 2× about real people 1× can agree to 1× chippewa outnumbering them 1× democrat dan mccready 1× determining biological ancestry 1×

Words around Lumbee

Just before it in the word index:

lumbard 2 lumbar 70 lumbani 3 lumbadzi 2 lumba 3 lumb 5

Just after it in the word index:

lumbees 2 lumber 335 lumbered 7 lumbering 37 lumberjack 56 lumberjacks 45

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 27 aal 27 aalto 27 abn 27 abo 27 absalom 27

Corpus analysis for Lumbee

  • In this selection, "lumbee" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fear, eligible, lowery, tribe, tribal and act stand out and add context to how "lumbee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the lumbee indians of and at the lumbee tribal cultural. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lumbee" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lumbee

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They chose the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. (8 words)

The Lumbee Act, also known as H.R. 4656 (Pub. (10 words)

Chavis filed Tuesday for re-election to the Lumbee Tribal Council District 6 seat. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Sider, Gerald M. Living Indian Histories: Lumbee and Tuscarora People in North Carolina, UNC Press, 2003, Preface; xiv In 2006 the Skaroreh Katenuaka Nation, "AKA: Tuscarora Nation of Indians of North Carolina", filed a federal lawsuit for recognition. (38 words)

The 40,000 voting-eligible Lumbee tribal members living in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District could swing the special election for the tightly contested U.S. House race pitting Republican Dan Bishop against Democrat Dan McCready. (37 words)

Working to come up with a way for the Administration and the Tribal Council to work together to further our Economic Development and created a structure for Lumbee Tribe Holdings that we can agree to. (35 words)

Example sentences (17)

The Lumbee Act designated the Indians of Robeson, Hoke, Scotland, and Cumberland counties as the "Lumbee Indians of North Carolina.

Regarded as one of the longest-running outdoor dramas in the state, “Strike at the Wind” made its debut in 1976 at the Lumbee Tribal Cultural Center.

I certainly hope that Lumbee people really recognize themselves in the film, even if it’s not about “real” people.

They chose the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

As soon as it was possible to safely access the floodwaters, the team took 96 samples of floodwater from the Neuse, Cape Fear, Lumbee and Waccamaw watersheds in North Carolina.

Chief Judge Joshua Malcom, of the Lumbee Tribe Supreme Court, swore in Chavis via the internet.

From left, Malinda Maynor Lowery, Vivian Howard, Raymond Cummings and Betsy Cummings prep collard greens to make Lumbee collard sandwiches at the Cummings’ home in Pembroke.

The Lumbee Tribe government will be holding a drive-through clinic in Rowland this week.

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Chavis filed Tuesday for re-election to the Lumbee Tribal Council District 6 seat.

The 40,000 voting-eligible Lumbee tribal members living in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District could swing the special election for the tightly contested U.S. House race pitting Republican Dan Bishop against Democrat Dan McCready.

Working to come up with a way for the Administration and the Tribal Council to work together to further our Economic Development and created a structure for Lumbee Tribe Holdings that we can agree to.

In fact the Lumbee were the third largest American Indian "tribe" in the city, with only the 193 Chippewa outnumbering them.

Malinda Maynor Lowery, Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South, pg. 197 Scholars and scientists no longer consider such physical exams to be a valid method of determining biological ancestry.

Nearly 30 federally recognized tribes (including the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), as well as members of the United Houman Nation and Lumbee Nation are intermarried and have children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren within the community.

Sider, Gerald M. Living Indian Histories: Lumbee and Tuscarora People in North Carolina, UNC Press, 2003, Preface; xiv In 2006 the Skaroreh Katenuaka Nation, "AKA: Tuscarora Nation of Indians of North Carolina", filed a federal lawsuit for recognition.

The Lumbee Act, also known as H.R. 4656 (Pub.

The Lumbee are the largest state-recognized tribe in North Carolina and are also located in Robeson County.

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Common combinations with lumbee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lumbee" in a sentence?
An example: "The Lumbee Act designated the Indians of Robeson, Hoke, Scotland, and Cumberland counties as the "Lumbee Indians of North Carolina." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lumbee" from authentic English texts.
What does "lumbee" mean?
Lumbee means: A member of a certain Native American tribe or group of North Carolina.
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