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American Indian vs Athapascan

Athapascan vs American Indian

American Indian and Athapascan both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
American Indian Yes No No No
Athapascan Yes No No No
As nouns, Athapascan is a hyponym of American Indian; that is, Athapascan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American Indian:
  • American Indian: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
  • Athapascan: a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
American Indian (noun) Athapascan (noun)
any of the languages spoken by Amerindians a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
Difference between American Indian and Athapascan

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