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Am·er·in·di·an
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indian
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos. -
chimu
a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas. -
danger cave
a deep, stratified site in the eastern Great Basin, in Utah, occupied by Amerindian cultures from at least 7000 b.c. to historic times. -
desert culture
the nomadic hunting, fishing, and gathering preagricultural post-Pleistocene phase in the American West, characterized by an efficient exploitation of varied natural resources that was continued by Amerindian cultures into historic times. -
hopewell
a city in E Virginia, on the James River. -
jackatar
a Newfoundland native of mixed French and Amerindian descent.