# American Indian

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas, especially the continental United States, but excluding the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleuts.
2. An indigenous person from the United States.

## Etymology
American + Indian. The noun is attested since 1702, the adjective since shortly thereafter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/american-indian