uncontacted

Adjective

Meaning

Not contacted.

(anthropology, of a tribal society) Without regular contact with non-tribal societies.

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Examples

“The last thing Rieli would want is for the government and the invaders to use his death as an excuse to target the Uru Eu Wau Wau territory even more aggressively, or to make forced contact with the uncontacted Indians. Source: Internet

As of the late 1990s, there was evidence of an uncontacted group of Wayampi. Source: Internet

Brazil is believed to have the largest number of uncontacted peoples in the world. Source: Internet

In 2007, the National Indian Foundation estimated that Brazil has 67 different uncontacted tribes, up from their estimate of 40 in 2005. Source: Internet

On 18 January 2007, FUNAI reported that it had confirmed the presence of 67 different uncontacted tribes in Brazil, up from 40 in 2005. Source: Internet

Several uncontacted isolated warships continued fighting well into 1815 and were the last American forces to take offensive action against the British. Source: Internet

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