Difference between Indian and Amerind

What is the difference between Indian and Amerind?

Indian as a noun is person from india. while Amerind as a noun is an american indian.

Indian

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or related to India or its people. Of or related to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Person from India. A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). An Australian Aborigine. A Maori. An Indian meal.

Amerind

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An American Indian.

We hope you now know whether to use Indian or Amerind in your sentence.

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