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Amerindian

ame·rin·dian

UK/ˌæməˈɹɪndɪən/ US/ˌæməɹˈɪndiən/ uncommon

noun

1.

any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived

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Blend of American + Indian, attested since about 1900.

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