Amerindian

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(ăm'ə-rĭn'dē-ən) pronunciation also Am·er·ind (ăm'ə-rĭnd')
n.
An American Indian. See Usage Note at American Indian.

[AMER(ICAN) + INDIAN.]

Amerindian Am'er·in'di·an or Am'er·ind' adj.
Amerindic Am'er·in'dic adj.

USAGE NOTE   The contractions Amerindian and Amerind occur infrequently in modern American English, especially with reference to the Native American peoples of the United States and Canada. They are somewhat more common in anthropological contexts or when used of the native peoples of the Caribbean and Central and South America.


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indiansk
n. - indianer

Nederlands (Dutch)
(betreffende) Amerikaanse Indiaan

Français (French)
adj. - amérindien
n. - Indien d'Amérique, Amérindien

Deutsch (German)
adj. - indianisch, eskimoisch
n. - Indianer, Eskimo

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Ινδιάνος της Αμερικής
adj. - των Ινδιάνων της Αμερικής

Italiano (Italian)
amerindo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ameríndio (m)
adj. - ameríndio

Русский (Russian)
американский индеец

Español (Spanish)
adj. - amerindio
n. - indio americano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - indian, eskimå
adj. - indiansk, eskimåisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
印第安人或爱斯基摩人的, 印第安人或爱斯基摩人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 印第安人或愛斯基摩人的
n. - 印第安人或愛斯基摩人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아메리카 토인의
n. - 아메리카 토인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - アメリカインディアンの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) امرندي (صفه) هندي من هنود ارميكا الحمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אינדיאני-אמריקאי‬
n. - ‮אינדיאני-אמריקאי‬


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American Indian (in archaeology)
Amazonia: Cult Music of Northern Brazil (1993 Album by Various Artists)