CHIRICAHUA

Meaning of CHIRICAHUA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ chir- ə - ' kä-w ə

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Chiricahua or Chiricahuas

Etymology: Chiricahua Mountains, southeast Arizona

Date: 1885

: a member of an Apache people of Arizona

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CHIRICAHUA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: ~ Mountains, southeast Arizona Date: 1885 a member of an Apache people of Arizona
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CHIRICAHUA — ˌchirə̇ˈkäwə noun ( plural chiricahua or chiricahuas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: modification of Spanish chiricahue, from Apache, literally, great …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIRICAHUA — /chir'i kah"weuh/ , n. , pl. Chiricahuas , ( esp. collectively ) Chiricahua for 1. 1. a member of an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIRICAHUA — n. band of Apache Indians who inhabited the southwest of the United States and were led by Geronimo; member of …
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CHIRICAHUA — noun ( plural Chiricahua or Chiricahuas ) Etymology: Chiricahua Mountains, southeast Arizona Date: 1885 : a member of an Apache …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIRICAHUA — [Chir.i.ca.hua] n, pl Chiricahua or Chiricahuas (1885): a member of an Apache people of Arizona
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CHIRICAHUA — one of the Apache Indian tribes of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Originally a nomadic people, they faced …
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CHIRICAHUA — 1) чирикауа(-апачи) Индейское племя из группы апачи на юго-востоке Аризоны; к нему принадлежали знаменитые вожди Джеронимо [Geronimo] и Кочис [Cochise], во …
CHIRICAHUA — (Chiricahua (Apache)) 1) чирикауа(-апачи) Индейское племя из группы апачи на юго-востоке Аризоны; к нему принадлежали знаменитые вожди Джеронимо [Geronimo] и …
CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT — geographical name reservation SE Arizona containing curious rock formations
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CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT — Preserve, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Unusual volcanic rock formations forming a wilderness of tall pinnacles are crowded into 19 sq mi …
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CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT — ˈchir-ə-ˌkau̇ geographical name reservation SE Arizona containing curious rock formations
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CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT — wilderness of unusual volcanic-rock formations-tall and slender pinnacles crowded into 19 square miles (48.5 square km) of ridge and canyon …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT — Preserve, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Unusual volcanic rock formations forming a wilderness of tall pinnacles are crowded into 19 sq mi …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GERONIMO — biographical name 1829-1909 Goyathlay Chiricahua Apache leader
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COCHISE — biographical name 1812?-1874 Chiricahua Apache Indian chief
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NATIONAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park …
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MONUMENT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve Aztec Ruins National Monument …
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GERONIMO — born June 1829, No-Doyohn Canyon, Mex. died Feb. 17, 1909, Fort Sill, Okla., U.S. Chiricahua Apache leader. In the 1870s …
Английский словарь Британика
COCHISE — died June 8, 1874, Chiricahua Apache Reservation, Ariz.Terr., U.S. Chiricahua Apache chief who led the resistance to white incursions into …
Английский словарь Британика
APACHE — North American Indians of the southwestern U.S. Their name is a Zuni word meaning "enemy. " Most Apaches live on …
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GILEÑO — gə̇ˈlān(ˌ)yō noun ( plural gileño or gileños ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, from the Gila river + Spanish -eño …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICTORIO — /vik tawr"ee oh', -tohr"-/ , n. 1809?-80, leader of the Chiricahua Apache tribe.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MESCALERO — /mes'keuh lair"oh/ , n. , pl. Mescaleros , ( esp. collectively ) Mescalero . a member of a group of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COCHISE — /koh chees"/ , adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a prehistoric American Indian culture of southeastern Arizona, dating from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GERONIMO — n. male first name; (c.1829-1909) leader of the Chiricahua Apache Indian Tribe who escaped several attempts at his capture during …
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SOUTHWEST INDIAN — Distribution of Southwest Indians and their reservations and lands. member of any of the aboriginal North American peoples inhabiting the …
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NANA — also called Nanay born 1800/15? died , ?1895 Chiricahua Apache Indian warrior who was one of the leaders in the …
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COCHISE — died June 8, 1874, Chiricahua Apache Reservation, Arizona Territory, U.S. Chiricahua Apache chief who led the Indians' resistance to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
APACHE — farmer-raider Indians of the North American Southwest who, under such leaders as Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, Geronimo, and Victorio, figured largely …
Britannica English vocabulary
COCHISE — died June 8, 1874, Chiricahua Apache Reservation, Ariz.Terr., U.S. Chiricahua Apache chief who led the resistance to white incursions into …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APACHE — n. North American Indians of the southwestern U.S. Their name is a Zuni word meaning "enemy. " Most Apaches live …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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