american indian

English - Turkish

Definition of american indian in English Turkish dictionary

{i} kızılderili

Fadıl muhtemelen Amerikalı bir kızılderili idi. - Fadil was probably a Native American Indian.

Bir Amerikalı Kızılderili daha uygun bir şekilde Yerli Amerikalı olarak bilinir. - An American Indian is more properly called a Native American.

Amerikan yerlisi

{i} eskimo

{i} yerli

Bir Amerikalı Kızılderili daha uygun bir şekilde Yerli Amerikalı olarak bilinir. - An American Indian is more properly called a Native American.

Related Terms

american indian language

kızılderili dili

Amerindian

{i} Kızılderili

Amerindian

{i} yerli

Amerindian

{i} Eskimo

English - English

Definition of american indian in English English dictionary

any of the languages spoken by Amerindians

a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived

Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas or their languages

A member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas, especially the United States, but excluding the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleuts

An indigenous person from the United States

{i} North American Indian, member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting North and South America, Native American, Amerindian; any of the several languages spoken by the Native Americans

American Indian people or things belong to or come from one of the native peoples of America. An American Indian is someone who is American Indian. In principle, American Indian can apply to all native peoples throughout the Americas except the Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits, but in practice it is generally restricted to the peoples of the United States and Canada. For native peoples in the rest of the hemisphere, usage generally favors Indian by itself or, less frequently, the contractions Amerindian or Amerind. See Usage Note at Native American. another name for a Native American (=someone who belongs to one of the races that lived in North America before Europeans arrived). or Native American or Amerindian Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. Though the term Native American is today often preferred over American Indian, particularly in the U.S., many Native American peoples continue to prefer American Indian (or Indian). In Canada the name First Nation is preferred. The ancestors of the American Indians were nomadic hunters of northeast Asia who migrated over the Bering Strait land bridge into North America probably during the last glacial period (20,000-30,000 years ago). By 10,000 BC they had occupied much of North, Central, and South America. See also Anasazi culture; Andean civilization; Clovis complex; Eastern Woodlands Indian; Folsom complex; Hohokam culture; Hopewell culture; Mesoamerican civilization; Mississippian culture; Mogollon culture; Northwest Coast Indian; Plains Indian; Pueblo Indian; Southeastern Indian; Southwest Indian; Woodland culture

{i} Amerindian

Related Terms

american indian day

US: the 4th Friday in September

south american indian

a member of a native Indian group in South America

Hyphenation

A·me·ri·can In·di·an

Turkish pronunciation

ımerıkın îndiın

Pronunciation

/əˈmerəkən ˈəndēən/ /əˈmɛrəkən ˈɪndiːən/

Etymology

() 1702 noun, 1771 adjective, American + Indian.