English Explanatory Dictionary

American Indian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas, especially the continental United States, but excluding the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleuts.
  2. An indigenous person from the United States.
adj
  1. Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas or their languages.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-American Indian.wav

Word forms

American Indian American Indians more American Indian most American Indian

Etymology

American + Indian. The noun is attested since 1702, the adjective since shortly thereafter.

Related words

Amerind Amerindian Amerindigenous Cablinasian Indian Injun Native American North American Indian Euro-American Indian-American
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