Paleo-Indian


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Pa·le·o-In·di·an

 (pā′lē-ō-ĭn′dē-ən)
adj.
Of or relating to prehistoric human culture in the Western Hemisphere from the earliest habitation to around 5,000 bc. Paleo-Indian cultures are distinguished especially by the various projectile points they produced.
Pa′le·o-In′di·an n.
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Pa•le•o-In•di•an

(ˌpeɪ li oʊˈɪn di ən; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a New World cultural stage, c22,000–6000 B.C., distinguished by fluted-point tools and cooperative hunting methods.
n.
2. a member of the American Indian people of this cultural stage, believed to have migrated orig. from Asia.
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Noun1.Paleo-Indian - a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch
Paleo-American, Paleo-Amerind
American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
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