Amerind, n. and a.
(ˈæmərɪnd)
[Contraction of American Indian (see American B. n. 1, Indian A. adj. 2, B. n. 2).]
(An) American Indian. Also Amerindian a. and n.
| 1900 Ann. Rep. Bur. Amer. Ethnol. 1897–98 i. p. xlviii, The tribal fraternities of the Amerinds. Ibid. ii. 835 The four worlds of widespread Amerindian mythology. 1901 Dellenbaugh N.-Americans Yest. 247 The communal principle of living had much to do almost everywhere with the size and character of the Amerind houses. 1902 Man II. 101 A group of Amerind tribes are known as Algonquians. 1921 Edin. Rev. Apr. 268 Crosses between Amerindians..and Europeans. 1955 Times 22 June 11/6 In 1945 the district was declared a reserve for the 1,500 Amerindians living there. 1965 Amer. N. & Q. Apr. 122/2 Volume One: Natural Environment & Early Cultures, edited by Robert C. West, marks a turning point as well as a progression in Amerind anthropology. |