American Indian

American Indian
noun
1. a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
• Syn: ↑Indian, ↑Red Indian
• Usage Domain: ↑derogation (for: ↑Red Indian)
• Hypernyms: ↑Amerindian, ↑Native American
• Hyponyms:
• Member Holonyms: ↑Indian race, ↑Amerindian race
2. any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Amerind (for: ↑Amerind)
• Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue
• Hyponyms:

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noun, pl ⋯ -ans [count]

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Aˌmerican ˈIndian [American Indian] noun

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