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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

Amerindian, Native American go
any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived

American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived

noun.person

28 Subcategories

Algonquian, Algonquin go
a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada
Anasazi go
a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings
Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan go
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
Maya, Mayan go
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
Nahuatl go
a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
Olmec go
a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
Zapotec, Zapotecan go
a member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900
Plains Indian, Buffalo Indian go
a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America
Chickasaw go
a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi
Coeur d'Alene go
a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake
Creek go
any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
Haida go
a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska
Hokan, Hoka go
a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
Iroquois go
any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State
Muskhogean, Muskogean go
a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
Penutian go
a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages
Pueblo go
a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
Redskin, Injun, red man go
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
Salish go
a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America
Shoshone, Shoshoni go
a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States
Taracahitian go
a member of a group of peoples of Mexico
Tlingit go
a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
Wakashan go
a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language
Aleut, Aleutian go
a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
Eskimo, Esquimau, Inuit go
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia)
Paleo-American, Paleo-Amerind, Paleo-Indian go
a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch
sannup go
a married male American Indian
squaw go
an American Indian woman