Amerind
English
editEtymology
editBlend of American + Indian or possibly American + indigenous, ca 1900.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editAmerind (plural Amerinds)
- An American Indian.
- The cultural hiatus associated with the Pine Pollen Zone suggests that Amerinds may have avoided the area.
Translations
editan American Indian
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Adjective
editAmerind (not comparable)
- (linguistics, obsolete) Of or relating to a hypothetical higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to the Eskimo-Aleut or the Na-Dene.