English Explanatory Dictionary

Paleo-Indian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.
noun
  1. Any person belonging to the first indigenous peoples who settled in the Americas or lived there before circa 8,500 BCE.

Word forms

Paleo-Indian Paleo-Indians

Etymology

From paleo- + Indian.

Synonyms

lithic Paleo-American
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