Amerindian
An American IndianAn American Indian.
» Amerindian languages are full of interesting intricacies.
Meaning
1 sensesAn American Indian.
- any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Examples
7 sentencesAmerindian languages are full of interesting intricacies.
I read the article "Towards Engaged Ontographies of Animist Developments in Amerindian South America."
I have visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory in Oregon. Like many place names there, it is of Amerindian origin.
I read the article "Amerindian Sociocosmologies of Northwestern South America: Some Reflections on the Dead, Metamorphosis, and Religious Specialists."
I read the article "Animism and perspectivism: Still anthropomorphism? On the problem of perception in the construction of Amerindian ontologies."
Origin
Blend of American + Indian, attested since about 1900.Blend of American + Indian, attested since about 1900.
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Forms
plural: Amerindians| Singular | Amerindian |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived:Native American