Plains Indian
noun
Definition of Plains Indian
: an Indian of the Algonquian, Athapaskan, Caddo, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto-Aztecan nomadic peoples formerly inhabiting the Great Plains of central U.S. and Canada —called also Buffalo Indian
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Origin and Etymology of plains indian
from the Great Plains, region of central North America
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