Am·er·in·di·an ( m  -r n d -n) also Am·er·ind (m-rnd)n. An American Indian. See Usage Note at American Indian. [Amer(ican) + Indian.] Am er·indi·an, Amer·ind adj.Am er·indic adj.Usage Note: The contractions Amerindian and Amerind occur infrequently in modern American English, especially with reference to the Native American peoples of the United States and Canada. They are somewhat more common in anthropological contexts or when used of the native peoples of the Caribbean and Central and South America. |
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| Noun | 1. | Amerind - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains Atakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan, Atakapa - a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas Athabascan, Athapaskan language, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) Muskhogean language, Muskogean language, Muskhogean, Muskogean - a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States Na-Dene - a family of North American Indian languages Mosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia Caddoan, Caddoan language, Caddo - a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo Iroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois Kechuan, Quechuan, Quechuan language, Quechua, Kechua - the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas Maracan language, Maraco - the language spoken by the Maraco Tupi-Guarani, Tupi-Guarani language - a family of South American Indian languages Caribbean language, Carib - the family of languages spoken by the Carib Uto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztecan language - a family of American Indian languages Siouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux Tanoan, Tanoan language - a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States Penutian - a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California |
| Adj. | 1. |  Amerind - of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" |
Translations
Amerind [ˌæmərɪnd] N → amerindio/a m/f
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