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Amerindian
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Am·er·in·di·an  (m-rnd-n) also Am·er·ind (m-rnd)
n.
An American Indian. See Usage Note at American Indian.


Amer·indi·an, Amer·ind adj.
Amer·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.

Amerindian [ˌæməˈrɪndɪən]
n also Amerind [ˈæmərɪnd]
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) another word for American Indian
Amerindic  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AmerindianAmerindian - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
war party - a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)
person of color, person of colour - (formal) any non-European non-white person
American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
South American Indian - a member of a native Indian group in South America
Carib, Carib Indian - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
Arawak, Arawakan - a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
Translations
Amerindian [ˌæməˈrɪndɪən]
A. ADJamerindio
B. Namerindio/a m/f
Amerindian
nIndianer(in) m(f)
adjindianisch


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The ancient cultures of the Vedic seers, the native American shamans, African tribes, and the Guyanese Amerindians share similar beliefs about the tremendous problems we face today: terrorism, pandemic illnesses, pollution, genocide, violence, poverty, and crime are all due to the unhappiness of our ancestors' spirits and the loss of their protection.
While Mennonites continue to claim that they did not and never would have spilled the blood of Amerindians across the frontiers of North America, they nonetheless had no qualms about dividing up the "goodies" with holocaustal blood-letters.
 
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