HOHOKAM

Meaning of HOHOKAM in English

noun (plural ~) Etymology: O'odham (Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona) huhugam, literally, those who have gone Date: 1884 a member of a prehistoric desert culture of the southwestern United States centering in the Gila Valley of Arizona and characterized especially by irrigated agriculture, ~ adjective

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HOHOKAM — ˈhōhōˌkäm, hōˈhōkəm adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Pima húhukamJ ancient one : of or belonging to a prehistoric desert culture …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOHOKAM — /heuh hoh"keuhm/ , adj. 1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of an American Indian culture of the central and southern …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOHOKAM — noun ( plural Hohokam ) Etymology: O'odham (Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona) huhugam, literally, those who have gone Date: 1884 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOHOKAM — [Ho.ho.kam] n, pl Hohokam [O'odham (Uto-Aztecan language of southern Arizona) huhugam, lit., those who have gone] (1884): a member of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOHOKAM — Pronunciation: ˌ h ō -h ō - ' käm Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Hohokam Etymology: O'odham (Uto-Aztecan language of …
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HOHOKAM PIMA NATIONAL MONUMENT — geographical name reservation SE of Phoenix, Arizona; not open to the public
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HOHOKAM CULTURE — Complex of North American Indian peoples who lived с 300 BC–AD 1400 in the Sonoran Desert (Arizona, U.S.), especially along …
Английский словарь Британика
HOHOKAM PIMA NATIONAL MONUMENT — geographical name reservation SE of Phoenix, Arizona; not open to the public
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOHOKAM CULTURE — culture of a group of North American Indians who lived between perhaps 300 BC and AD 1400 in the semiarid …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOHOKAM CULTURE — Complex of North American Indian peoples who lived 0441; 300 BCAD 1400 in the Sonoran Desert (Arizona, U.S.), especially along …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SALT RIVER — River, east-central Arizona, U.S. A tributary of the Gila River , it is formed at the confluence of the Black …
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PIMA — North American Indian people living mainly in Arizona, U.S. The Pima language is of pi-nyi-match , meaning "I don't know. …
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PHOENIX — City (pop., 2000: 1,321,045), capital of Arizona, U.S. It is located on the Salt River . The river valley was …
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PAPAGO — or Tohono O'odham North American Indian people linving mostly in a region straddling the U.S.-Mexico border. Their language belongs to …
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MESA — City (pop., 2000: 396,375), south-central Arizona, U.S., located near Phoenix . It was settled in 1878 by Mormon s who …
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CULTURE — I Integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviour that is both a result of and integral to the human …
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CASA GRANDE RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT — Preserve, southern Arizona, U.S. Established in 1918, it occupies 472 acres (191 hectares). The site's pre-Columbian ruins are dominated by …
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ARIZONA — State (pop., 2000: 5,130,632), southwestern U.S. Bordered by Mexico and the U.S. states of Utah, New Mexico, California, and Nevada, …
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AMERICAN INDIAN — or Native American or Amerindian Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of …
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VANISH — I. ˈvanish, -nēsh, esp in pres part -nəsh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Middle French evaniss-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACATON — I. ˈsakəˌtōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish zacatón, from zacate coarse grass, from Nahuatl zacatl : a coarse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLONIAL — I. kəˈlōnyəl, -nēəl adjective Etymology: French, from colonie colony (from Old French) + -al — more at colony 1. a. …
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CLASSIC — I. ˈklasik, -aas-, -ēk adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French classique, from Latin classicus of the classes of the Roman …
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ANASAZI — I. ˌänəˈsäzē, ˌan- noun ( plural anasazi or anasazis ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Navaho 'a-naa-sází alien ancient one : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEDENTARY — -rē, -ri adjective Etymology: Middle French sedentaire, from Latin sedentarius of one that sits, sedentary, from sedent-, sedens (present participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRE-PUEBLO — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective or pre-puebloan “+ Usage: usually capitalized 2d P Etymology: pre- + pueblo or puebloan : of or belonging …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: ARCHAEOLOGY — Eastern Hemisphere. Evidence reported in 1998 from a project in Egypt suggested that humans living approximately 7,000 years ago enjoyed …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIMA — North American Indians who traditionally lived along the Gila and Salt rivers in Arizona in what was the core area …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAURY, EMIL W. — born May 2, 1904, Newton, Kan., U.S. died Dec. 5, 1992, Tucson, Ariz. in full Emil Walter Haury American anthropologist …
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SIGNIFICANT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a considerable/substantial/significant number (= quite a large number ) ▪ He received a substantial number …
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MESA — n. City (pop., 2000: 396,375), south-central Arizona, U.S., located near Phoenix . It was settled in 1878 by Mormon s …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CASA GRANDE RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT — Preserve, southern Arizona, U.S. Established in 1918, it occupies 472 acres (191 hectares). The site's pre-Columbian ruins are dominated by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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