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Paleo-Indian

Syllabification: (Pa·le·o-In·di·an)
Definition of Paleo-Indian

adjective

  • of, relating to, or denoting the earliest human inhabitants of the Americas, from as early as 40,000 years ago to circa 5000 bc.

noun

  • 1 (the Paleo-Indian) the Paleo-Indian culture or period.
  • 2a member of the Paleo-Indian peoples.

Paleo-Indian in other Oxford dictionaries

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