"Paleo-Indian" meaning in English

See Paleo-Indian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From paleo- + Indian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|paleo|Indian}} paleo- + Indian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Paleo-Indian (not comparable)
  1. (archaeology) pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archaeology Synonyms: lithic
    Sense id: en-Paleo-Indian-en-adj-0JJW-nSf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with paleo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with paleo-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: Paleo-Indians [plural]
Etymology: From paleo- + Indian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|paleo|Indian}} paleo- + Indian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Paleo-Indian (plural Paleo-Indians)
  1. Any person belonging to the first indigenous peoples who settled in the Americas or lived there before circa 8,500 BCE. Synonyms: Paleo-American
    Sense id: en-Paleo-Indian-en-noun-DxZ~-72D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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