Amerindian

American  

[am-uh-rin-dee-uhn] / ˌæm əˈrɪn di ən /

noun

1. Indian.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Amerindians.

Amerindian British  

/ ˌæməˈrɪndɪən /

noun

1. a specialist word, esp in linguistics and anthropology, for American Indian

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Sensitive Note

See Indian.

Other Word Forms

• Amerindic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Amerindian

Amer(ican) + Indian

Example Sentences

The concerns add to existing ones including the unlawful cutting of mangroves, fires, illegal construction and fuel pollution in rivers that the Amerindian women are scanning in the Barima-Mora Passage in northern Guyana.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

Michael Mc Garrell, an Amerindian activist, said in a telephone interview that his 15-year-old twin great-nieces were among the fire victims.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

Basic outlined images, inspired by Washington state landscapes and Amerindian petroglyphs, appear in lithographs, woven baskets and blown-glass vessels.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

Mixed race and Amerindian peoples largely make up the remainder.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2022

Both Amerindian and Aboriginal Australian cultures witnessed frequent armed conflicts.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari