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A Yuman language spoken by Mohave people of California and Arizona.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mojave
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Broader terms: Yuman
noun
a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave Desert
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Broader terms: desert
noun
a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mojave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Hokan, Hoka
History
From a shortened form of the endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”), spelled Mojave in Spanish.
Across languages
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