Amerindian
of or relating to Amerindians.
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How to use Amerindian in a sentence
He brought the great Amerindian nation of the Dakotas into direct relations with the French.
Pioneers in Canada | Sir Harry JohnstonThe Amerindian tribes and the early European explorers lived mainly on fish, which was a palatable and easily obtained food.
Pioneers in Canada | Sir Harry JohnstonThe animal on which they chiefly depended was the hare—a most prominent animal in Amerindian economy and tradition.
Pioneers in Canada | Sir Harry JohnstonThe Amerindian servants of the expedition were only asked to carry loads of forty-five pounds in weight.
Pioneers in Canada | Sir Harry JohnstonThe only domestic animal possessed by either Eskimo or Amerindian was the dog.
Pioneers in Canada | Sir Harry Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for Amerindian
/ (ˌæməˈrɪndɪən) /
a specialist word, esp in linguistics and anthropology, for American Indian
Derived forms of Amerindian
- Amerindic, adjective
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