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Meaning 1
A language of the Kiowa-Tanoan language family.
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Standard Lemma guide
Kiowa
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˈkaɪ.əˌwɑ/
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US: /ˈkaɪ.əwə/
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US: /ˈkaɪ.oʊˌwɑ/
name
Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Elbert County, Colorado.
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name
Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
A minor city in Barber County, Kansas.
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name
Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Glacier County, Montana.
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name
Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska.
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name
Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
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noun
Meaning 7
A member of an indigenous people of North America, currently in Oklahoma.
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noun
Meaning 8
the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Tanoan, Tanoan language
noun
Meaning 9
a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Plains Indian, Buffalo Indian
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Kiowa Cáuigù.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: ка́йова (kájova) — language
- Catalan: kiowa — people
- Navajo: Káawa — people
- Russian: ка́йова (kájova) — people
- Taos: kóywona — people
- Unami: Kayëwa — people
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