KIVA

Meaning of KIVA in English

[ 'ki:və ]

■ noun a chamber, typically underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.

Origin

C19: from Hopi kíva .

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KIVA — noun Etymology: Hopi kíva Date: 1871 a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure that is usually round and partly underground
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KIVA — Underground chamber of the Pueblo Indian villages of the southwestern U.S., notable for the murals that decorate its walls. A …
Английский словарь Британика
KIVA — ˈkēvə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hopi : a Pueblo Indian structure used as a ceremonial, council, work, and lounging …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIVA — (n.) A large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a Pueblo village, used as an assembly room in …
Английский словарь Webster
KIVA — /kee"veuh/ , n. a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KIVA — noun Etymology: Hopi kíva Date: 1871 : a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure that is usually round and partly underground
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KIVA — add. ·noun a large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a pueblo village, used as an assembly room …
Webster English vocab
KIVA — [ki.va] n [Hopi kiva] (1871): a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure that is usu. round and partly underground
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KIVA — subterranean ceremonial and social chamber found in the Pueblo American Indian villages of the southwestern United States, particularly notable for …
Britannica English vocabulary
KIVA — kiva BrE AmE ˈkiːv ə ▷ kiva|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KIVA — n. Underground chamber of the Pueblo Indian villages of the southwestern U.S., notable for the murals that decorate its walls. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KIVA — кива (ритуальное помещение у индейцев)
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KIVA — n кива ( ритуальное помещение у индейцев )
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KIVA — (n) кива
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KIVA — n кива ( ритуальное помещение у индейцев )
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KIVA — n кива ( ритуальное помещение у индейцев )
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KIVA — кива У индейцев пуэбло [Pueblo] полуподземное обрядовое помещение. Имеет очаг, алтарь и сипапу [sipapu]; вход и освещение через крышу
KIVA — кива У индейцев пуэбло полуподземное обрядовое помещение. Имеет очаг, алтарь и сипапу ; вход и освещение через крышу
KIVA — кива (ритуальное помещение у индейцев)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KIVA — n. Pronunciation: ' k ē -v ə Function: noun Etymology: Hopi kíva Date: 1871 : a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOPI — North American Indian people constituting the westernmost group of Pueblo Indian s. Most live on reservation lands in northeastern Arizona, …
Английский словарь Британика
ANASAZI CULTURE — North American Indian civilization that developed from с AD 100 to historic times, centring on the area where the present-day …
Английский словарь Британика
SIPAPU — ˈsēˌpä(ˌ)pü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hopi síipaapu : a hole in the floor of a Pueblo Indian kiva symbolizing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BANQUETTE — (ˈ)baŋ.|ket, -aiŋ.-, -an|k-, -aan|k-, in sense 2b often ˈbaŋkə̇t or -aiŋ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Provençal banqueta, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUEBLO — (Spanish: town), community of the Pueblo Indians of the southwestern United States. The construction of the multistoried, permanent, tenement houses …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLIFF DWELLING — prehistoric house of the Pueblo Indians of the southwestern United States, built along the sides or under the overhangs of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATHROOM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bathroom/hall/bedroom cupboard British English ▪ Your boots are in the hall cupboard. bathroom suite …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOPI — n. North American Indian people constituting the westernmost group of Pueblo Indian s. Most live on reservation lands in northeastern …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANASAZI CULTURE — North American Indian civilization that developed from 0441; AD 100 to historic times, centring on the area where the present-day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KXS — Kiva eXecutive Server L&F Look & Feel
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