I. ˌänəˈsäzē, ˌan- noun
( plural anasazi or anasazis )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Navaho 'a-naa-sází alien ancient one
: one of the people who produced the Anasazi culture : a Basket Maker or a Pueblo
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or belonging to the Basket Maker-Pueblo culture of the plateau area of northern Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent areas of Colorado and Utah contemporaneous with the Hohokam to the south