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Amerind

Amerind

noun

Indian.
AmerInd

AmerInd

abbreviation

American Indian.

Synonyms

Amerind

¹ American

[am-uh-rind] / ˈæm ə rɪnd /

noun

Indian.
any of the Indigenous languages of the American Indians.

AmerInd ² American

Or Amer. Ind.

abbreviation

American Indian.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Amerindic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Amerind

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; Amer(ican) + Ind(ian)

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