ARIKARA


Meaning of ARIKARA in English

Pronunciation: ə - ' ri-k ə -r ə

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Arikara

Etymology: probably from a Pawnee name for an Arikara band

Date: 1811

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in No. Dakota

2 : the language of the Arikara

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.