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Amerind

//ˈæməɹənd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An American Indian.

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

  2. 2
    any of the languages spoken by Amerindians wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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