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Hualapai

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of an indigenous North American people historically located in northern Arizona.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Walapai, Hualpai

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Yuman

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noun

Meaning 3

a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Walapai, Hualpai

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Hokan, Hoka

History

Etymology

Borrowing from Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai hwa:l pai, meaning "people of the tall pines" (Pinus ponderosa).