Amerindian

Blend of American +‎ Indian, attested since about 1900.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæməˈɹɪndɪən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæməɹˈɪndiən/
• Rhymes: -ɪndiən
• (Received Pronunciation) Hyphenation: A‧me‧rin‧di‧an
• (General American) Hyphenation: A‧mer‧in‧di‧an

Amerindian (comparative more Amerindian, superlative most Amerindian)

1. American Indian.

Amerindian (plural Amerindians)

1. An American Indian.

• 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 to mean North American Indians, as well as in France.

• Amerind
• Amerindianness
• American Indian
• Indian
• Hindian (Asian Indian)

• Euro-American