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(am′ər in′dē ən)

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noun, adjective

American Indian

Origin: Amer(ican) + Indian: coined by J. W. Powell (1834-92), U.S. ethnologist

Related Forms:

Amerind noun, adjective

See Amerindian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An American Indian. See Usage Note at American Indian.

Origin:

Origin: Amer(ican)

Origin: + Indian

Related Forms:

Amˌer·inˈdi·an, Amˈer·indˌ adjective

Amˌer·inˈdic adjective

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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