adj
amerind
Amerind (adj) means describing a now largely rejected theory grouping together the native languages of the Americas, apart from Eskimo-Aleut and Na-Dene.
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Describing a now largely rejected theory grouping together the native languages of the Americas, apart from Eskimo-Aleut and Na-Dene.
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Etymology
A blend of American and Indian, or possibly of American and indigenous. It first appears around 1899, in the publication American Anthropologist.
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Indian
Amerindic
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What is the meaning of amerind?
"amerind" (adj) means describing a now largely rejected theory grouping together the native languages of the Americas, apart from Eskimo-Aleut and Na-Dene.
What is another word for amerind?
Other words for "amerind" include Indian, Amerindic.
