Amerindianadj.n.
/ˌaməˈrɪndɪən/, U.S. /ˌæməˈrɪndiən/ A. adj.
Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
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Indian1590
American1611
red1725
American Indian1771
North American Indian1845
red-skinned1869
Amerind1899
Amerindian1899
pan-Indian1921
1899 Amer. Anthropologist 1 565 The well-known philologist..undertakes to rectify..serious errors..on the part of an equally well-known student of Amerindian languages.
1933 W. Schmidt High Gods in N. Amer. vii. 111 Of the three Amerindian groups whose religions include a High God, the Selish are the most recent.
1987 M. Ruhlen Guide World's Langs. I. vi. 192 A total of roughly 200 distinct genetic groups, according to the current consensus of Amerindian scholars.
2000 N. Kanellos Noche Buena 3 In Mexico and the Andean republics of South America..Amerindian populations have remained substantial.
B. n.
A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas; = American Indian n.
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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Amerindian > [noun]
Indian1553
American1568
Native Americana1628
native1636
American Native1648
American Indian1650
Injun1666
Canada Indian1688
red man1740
North American Indian1748
redskinc1769
buckskin1783
Red Indian1788
red1795
North American1825
copperhead1838
neechee1850
Lo1871
Amerind1899
Amerindian1899
1899 Amer. Naturalist 33 831 The femora are platymeric, said to be a frequent type among Amerindians.
1921 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 268 Crosses between Amerindians..and Europeans.
1955 Times 22 June 11/6 In 1945 the district was declared a reserve for the 1,500 Amerindians living there.
2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 54 The pineapple has been in the Caribbean as long as the Amerindians.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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