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Amerindian
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amerindian
English
Etymology
en American Indian, attested since about 1900.
Pronunciation
en /ˌæməˈɹɪndɪən/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Amerindian.wav Southern England
en /ˌæməɹˈɪndiən/ GA
en ɪndiən 5
en RP en A me rin di an
en GA en A mer in di an
Adjective
American Indian.
Noun
An American Indian.
Usage notes
Widespread use of Spanish and Portuguese equivalents amerindio and ameríndio in South America. Official government use in Guyana, for example the Minister of Amerindian Affairs; cf. also the Encyclopaedia of the Guyanese Amerindians. Uncommon in North America, where First Nations/Indigenous person (Canada) and Native American/Indian (United States) are more common, although the French equivalent amérindiens is commonly used in French Canada as well as in France to mean North American Indians.
Related terms
en Amerind
en Amerindianness
en Amerindigenous
en American Indian
en Indian
en Hindian (Asian Indian)
Translations
an American Indian Indian Native American
See also
en Euro-American
en Demonyms Native Americans