Paleo-Indian
Paleo-Indian · Paleo-Indians
Any person belonging to the first indigenous peoples who settled in the Americas or…Any person belonging to the first indigenous peoples who settled in the Americas or lived there before circa 8,500 BCE.
Meaning
1 sensesAny person belonging to the first indigenous peoples who settled in the Americas or lived there before circa 8,500 BCE.
More definitions
- a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch
Origin
From paleo- + Indian.From paleo- + Indian.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: Paleo-Indians| Singular | Paleo-Indian |
|---|---|
| Plural | Paleo-Indians |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch:Paleo-AmericanPaleo-Amerind