noun
also mo·ja·ve mōˈhävē, -hȧv-, -vi
( plural mohave or mohaves also mojave or mojaves )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Mohave hamakhava three mountains; from the peaks near Needles, California, regarded by the Mohave as the center of their territory
1.
a. : an Indian people of the Colorado river valley in Arizona, California, and Nevada
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Yuman language of the Mohave people