Yìn
ān
rén

loanword
noun
common

Meaning of 印第安人

印第安人 means American Indian; Native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas. Pronounced Yìn dì ān rén.

  • American Indian; Native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas

Definitions & Examples

Yìn
ān
rén
shì
Měi
zhōu
zuì
zǎo
de
mín
 

American Indians are the earliest inhabitants of the American continent.

duō
Yìn
ān
rén
luò
yōng
yǒu
yōu
jiǔ
de
shǐ
de
wén
huà
chuán
tǒng
 

Many Native American tribes possess long histories and unique cultural traditions.

Zài
Běi
Měi
 
Yìn
ān
rén
bǎo
liú
shì
zhòng
yào
de
wén
huà
chǎn
 

In North America, Indian reservations are important sites of cultural heritage.

lún
dào
Měi
zhōu
shí
 
wéi
dào
le
Yìn
 
yīn
chēng
dāng
rén
wéi
Yìn
ān
rén
 

When Columbus reached the Americas, he mistakenly thought he had arrived in India, and therefore called the local people 'Indians'.

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