Amerindian
(def 1).
of or relating to Amerindians.
Historical Examples
This young Amerindian was dressed in beaver garments which were a nest of vermin.
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He brought the great Amerindian nation of the Dakotas into direct relations with the French.
Pioneers in Canada Sir Harry Johnston
The only domestic animal possessed by either Eskimo or Amerindian was the dog.
Pioneers in Canada Sir Harry Johnston
The animal on which they chiefly depended was the hare—a most prominent animal in Amerindian economy and tradition.
Pioneers in Canada Sir Harry Johnston
In regard to food, neither Amerindian nor Eskimo was squeamish.
Pioneers in Canada Sir Harry Johnston
The Amerindian servants of the expedition were only asked to carry loads of forty-five pounds in weight.
Pioneers in Canada Sir Harry Johnston
The Amerindian tribes and the early European explorers lived mainly on fish, which was a palatable and easily obtained food.
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The deserted house or lodge of some Amerindian tribe was visited on the banks.
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noun, adjective
a specialist word, esp in linguistics and anthropology, for American Indian
adj.
1900; see Amerind, of which it is the derived adjective.
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