American vs Amerindian

Amerindian vs American

American and Amerindian both are nouns.

American is an adjective but Amerindian is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American	Yes	Yes	No	No
Amerindian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Amerindian is a hyponym of American; that is, Amerindian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American:

American: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
Amerindian: any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived

Other hyponyms of American include Native American, Creole, Latin American, Latino, North American, South American, Mesoamerican, West Indian.

American (noun)	Amerindian (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
a native or inhabitant of the United States
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

American (adjective)	Amerindian (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between American and Amerindian

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