Amerind

//ˈæməɹənd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
An American Indian.
"The cultural hiatus associated with the Pine Pollen Zone suggests that Amerinds may have avoided the area."
2
any of the languages spoken by Amerindians wordnet

Adjective

1
Of or relating to a hypothetical, largely discredited higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to Eskimo-Aleut or Na-Dene. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages wordnet

Synonyms

american indian american indian language american-indian language amerind language amerindian language amerindic

Example

"The cultural hiatus associated with the Pine Pollen Zone suggests that Amerinds may have avoided the area."

Etymology

Blend of American + Indian or possibly blend of American + indigenous. First appears c. 1899 in the publication American Anthropologist.

Related phrases

american indian eskimo aleut language family na dene

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