Definition of Paleo-American

1. Noun. A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch.

Exact synonyms: Paleo-amerind, Paleo-indian
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleo-American

Palatinate
Palatine
Palau
Palau Islands
Palauan
Palauans
Palawan
Palawan bearcat
Palawan bearcats
Pale Clouded Yellow
Pale of Settlement
Paleacrita
Paleacrita vernata
Palearctic
Palembang
Paleo-American (current term)
Paleo-American culture
Paleo-Amerind
Paleo-Amerind culture
Paleo-Indian
Paleo-Indian culture
Paleo Faliro
Paleo Faliron
Paleoarchean
Paleocene
Paleocene epoch
Paleogene
Paleogenic
Paleolithic
Paleolithic Age

Literary usage of Paleo-American

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1906)
"It has been sought to establish a paleo-American type in South America, but we are not certain that a sufficient comparative study of the osseous remains of ..."

2. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1905)
"It has been sought to establish a paleo- American type in South America, but we are not certain that a sufficient comparative study of the osseous remains ..."

3. United States of Brazil: A Geographical Sketch, with Special Reference to (1901)
"The Lagoa Santa caves have yielded unquestionable proof of a " paleo-American subrace " (Quatrefages, ..."

4. Internationaler Amerikanisten-kongress: Vierzehnte Tagung, Stuttgart, 1904 by A. von Plagemann (1906)
"It has been sought to establish a paleo-American type in South America, but we are not certain that a sufficient comparative study of the osseous remains of ..."

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