Meanings
comparative more Beringian · superlative most Beringian
- Of or relating to Beringia or the Bering Sea.
plural Beringians
- A member of an ancient people who populated Beringia
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Scientists believe that all Native American people descend from a single population that used to inhabit Beringia, a region that comprises Alaska, eastern Siberia, and western Canada along with several lands that are now below water. Very little is known about the ancient Beringians but a new discovery in Russia might finally give us some clues.
2017, Stone Tools Could Be First Concrete Evidence Of Ancestors Of All Native Americans, IFL Science
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Beringian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beringian
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