Amerindian

[ am-uh-rin-dee-uh n ]

/ ˌæm əˈrɪn di ən /

Indian(def 1).

of or relating to Amerindians.

Origin of Amerindian

Amer(ican) + Indian

See Indian.

He brought the great Amerindian nation of the Dakotas into direct relations with the French.

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 deserted house or lodge of some Amerindian tribe was visited on the banks.

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.

Pioneers in Canada |Sir Harry Johnston

Amerindian

/ (ˌæməˈrɪndɪən) /

a specialist word, esp in linguistics and anthropology, for American Indian

Amerindic, adjective