Amerindian

Am·er·in·di·an

A0252800 (ăm′ə-rĭn′dē-ən) also Am·er·ind (ăm′ə-rĭnd′)n. An American Indian. See Usage Note at American Indian.

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[Amer(ican) + Indian.]

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Am′er·in′di·an, Am′er·ind′ adj.Am′er·in′dic adj.Usage Note: The contractions Amerindian and Amerind occur infrequently in modern American English, especially with reference to the Native American peoples of the United States and Canada. They are somewhat more common in anthropological contexts or when used of the native peoples of the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Amerindian

(ˌæməˈrɪndɪən) n, adj1. (Peoples) a specialist word, esp in linguistics and anthropology, for American Indian2. (Languages) a specialist word, esp in linguistics and anthropology, for American Indian ˌAmerˈindic adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Amerindian - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrivedNative Americanindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"war party - a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)person of color, person of colour - (formal) any non-European non-white personAmerican Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrivedSouth American Indian - a member of a native Indian group in South AmericaCarib, Carib Indian - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser AntillesArawak, Arawakan - a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America

Translations

IndianerIndianerinamerindio