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amerind

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Mestizo means mixed Amerind European ancestry, exactly like mulatto means mixed African European ancestry.

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Quick take

An American Indian.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

An American Indian.

adjective

(linguistics) Of or relating to a hypothetical, largely discredited higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to Eskimo-Aleut or Na-Dene.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for amerind.

Example sentences

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Mestizo means mixed Amerind European ancestry, exactly like mulatto means mixed African European ancestry.

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While Greenberg's lumping of everyone else into Amerind is very controversial, that there should exist such a clear gulf isn't.

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Historically, when there is no cash, barter or something that plays the role of wampum in Amerind society takes its place.

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Is the US more of a European country or an Amerind country?

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Yes, it seems like a tiny language compared to English or Chinese, but compared to most Amerind or Paupan languages it's not that tiny.

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Various figures treated the Amerind at least as distinctly human, just...

Proper noun examples

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Granting 0% Asian/Pacific Islander/Amerind single motherhood, 5/12 is not a majority.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use amerind in a sentence?

Mestizo means mixed Amerind European ancestry, exactly like mulatto means mixed African European ancestry.

What does amerind mean?

An American Indian.

What part of speech is amerind?

amerind is commonly used as noun, adjective.