name
Meaning 1
The Caddoan language of this people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Arikara
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/əˈɹɪkəɹə/
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a tribe of Native Americans in what is today North Dakota, who are today enrolled with the Mandan and the Hidatsa as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
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noun
Meaning 3
the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Aricara
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Broader terms: Caddo, Caddoan, Caddoan language
noun
Meaning 4
a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Aricara
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Caddo
History
Etymology
Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).