Amerind

¹ American  

[am-uh-rind] / ˈæm ə rɪnd /

noun

1. Indian.

2. any of the Indigenous languages of the American Indians.

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AmerInd ² American  

Or Amer. Ind.

abbreviation

1. American Indian.

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Sensitive Note

See Indian.

Other Word Forms

• Amerindic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Amerind

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; Amer(ican) + Ind(ian)

Example Sentences

Health & Science article “Easter Island’s people weren’t alone” stated that South American Amerind DNA in the Easter Island population resulted from islanders bringing people back from South America.

From Washington Post

It is not clear why the Chipewyans and others speak a Na-Dene language if most of their DNA is from Amerind speakers.

From New York Times

Polygamy generally prevailed among the Amerinds, and modern civilization is accustomed to regard this as an evil from the standpoint of the woman.

From Project Gutenberg

The Arab, like the Amerind, likes to make speech in conference, and eloquence is well held by the Chaambra.

From Project Gutenberg

With that the Amerind sprang catlike to a hand-hold on the edge of the central tunnel and vanished back towards the engineering station, from which he would control the test-spin of the big wheel.

From Project Gutenberg