PALEO-INDIAN


Meaning of PALEO-INDIAN in English

/pay'lee oh in"dee euhn/ ; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a New World cultural stage, c22,000-6000 B.C., distinguished by fluted-point tools and cooperative hunting methods.

n.

2. a member of the North American Indian people of this cultural stage, who are believed to have migrated originally from Asia and are known to have been expert big-game hunters.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .