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Definition of Paleo-American
1. Noun. A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleo-American
Literary usage of Paleo-American
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1906)
"It has been sought to establish a paleo-American type in South America, but we
are not certain that a sufficient comparative study of the osseous remains of ..."
2. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1905)
"It has been sought to establish a paleo- American type in South America, but we
are not certain that a sufficient comparative study of the osseous remains ..."
3. United States of Brazil: A Geographical Sketch, with Special Reference to (1901)
"The Lagoa Santa caves have yielded unquestionable proof of a " paleo-American
subrace " (Quatrefages, ..."
4. Internationaler Amerikanisten-kongress: Vierzehnte Tagung, Stuttgart, 1904 by A. von Plagemann (1906)
"It has been sought to establish a paleo-American type in South America, but we
are not certain that a sufficient comparative study of the osseous remains of ..."