Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleo-indian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-o-in-di-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.

noun

Any person belonging to the first indigenous peoples who settled in the Americas or lived there before circa 8,500 BCE.

Etymology

From paleo- + Indian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: paleo

Inflected Forms

Paleo-Indians (plural)

Synonyms

lithic Paleo-American paleo-amerind

Questions

What does paleo-indian mean?: Pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.
Where does paleo-indian come from?: From paleo- + Indian.

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