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

Meanwhile, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said about 30% of the $750 million will be set aside for developments in Indigenous Amerindian communities.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

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

And a Peaceable Kingdom effect is enhanced by the inclusion of what look to be a group of mixed-race neighbors — white, black and Amerindian — having a chat.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2018

Both Amerindian and Aboriginal Australian cultures witnessed frequent armed conflicts.

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