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View synonyms for Amerind

Amerind

1

[ am-uh-rind ]

noun

  1. any of the Indigenous languages of the American Indians.


AmerInd

2
or Amer. Ind.

abbreviation for

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Sensitive Note

See Indian.
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Other Words From

  • Amer·indic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Amerind1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; Amer(ican) + Ind(ian)
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Example Sentences

She had slipped out of the conventionalized Amerind outfit to which Bordman was accustomed.

And that has often since suggested to me our national policy in treating the Amerind.

The study of the ancestors of our present-day Amerind has occupied the time and attention of many scholars with small results.

The Arab, like the Amerind, likes to make speech in conference, and eloquence is well held by the Chaambra.

For instance, the white man was never able to enslave the Amerind; he died before he would become a slave.

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Amerigo VespucciAmerindian