Amerindian

Blend of American +‎ Indian, attested since about 1900.

• IPA^(key): /ˌæməˈɹɪndi.ən/

Amerindian (plural Amerindians)

1. An American Indian.

• Widespread in South America. Official government use in Guyana, for example the Minister of Amerindian Affairs. Uncommon in North America, where First Nations/Aboriginal person (Canada), Native American (United States), and Indian are more common, although the word Amérindiens is commonly used in French Canada to mean North American Indians.

• Amerind
• Amerindianness
• American Indian
• Indian
• Hindian (Asian Indian)

• Euro-American