"American Indian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more American Indian [comparative], most American Indian [superlative]
Etymology: American + Indian. The noun is attested since 1702, the adjective since shortly thereafter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|American}} American, {{m|en|Indian}} Indian Head templates: {{en-adj}} American Indian (comparative more American Indian, superlative most American Indian)
  1. Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas or their languages. Related terms: Euro-American, Indian-American (english: U.S. citizens of South Asian extraction from India)
    Sense id: en-American_Indian-en-adj-1gQDeUYu

Noun

Forms: American Indians [plural]
Etymology: American + Indian. The noun is attested since 1702, the adjective since shortly thereafter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|American}} American, {{m|en|Indian}} Indian Head templates: {{en-noun}} American Indian (plural American Indians)
  1. A member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas, especially the United States, but excluding the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleuts. Categories (place): Native Americans
    Sense id: en-American_Indian-en-noun-g5-Gy9LB Disambiguation of Native Americans: 1 45 54
  2. (Canada) An indigenous person from the United States. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Native Americans Related terms: Amerind, Amerindian, Indian, Injun, Native American, North American Indian
    Sense id: en-American_Indian-en-noun-y0OmOkN0 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 9 33 58 Disambiguation of Native Americans: 1 45 54 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 31 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 23 63

Inflected forms

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