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A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English.  1996.

6. Names and Labels: Social, Racial, and Ethnic Terms

§ 5. Amerindian


The contractions Amerindian and Amerind occur infrequently in modern American English and are likely to sound stilted or old-fashioned when used in referring to contemporary Native Americans. They are somewhat more common in anthropological contexts or when used of South American cultures.    1
  More at American Indian, Indian, and Native American.    2


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