Paleo–Indian

noun Pa·leo–In·di·an \ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈin-dē-ən, especially British ˌpa-\

Definition of PALEO-INDIAN

: one of the early American hunting people of Asian origin extant in the late Pleistocene

— Paleo–Indian adjective

1940

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