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Amerind

ame·rind

UK/ˈæməɹənd/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages

  • “Native American religions”
  • “Indian arrowheads”
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noun

1.

any of the languages spoken by Amerindians

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Origin

Blend of American + Indian or possibly blend of American + indigenous. First appears c. 1899 in the publication American Anthropologist.

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