sə̇ˈnä(g)wə adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Sinagua, village in northern Arizona where remains of the culture were found
: of or relating to a people living in northern Arizona from about A.D. 600 to about 1400 whose culture is characterized by rectangular pit houses entered through a hole in the roof, by pueblo structures on high land, by pottery shaped with paddle and anvil and fired in an oxidizing atmosphere, ball courts, and extended burial with offerings