Kumeyaay
Americannoun
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an Indigenous group living in northern Baja California in Mexico and southern California in the United States.
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a member of this group.
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the language spoken by this group.
adjective
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It is owned by Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, owner of San Diego FC along with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The Cahuilla, Cupeño, Diegueño and Kumeyaay peoples, who lived here for generations, left behind plenty of rock drawings, now protected in the state park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
At the foot of Mount Kuchumaa, a mountain sacred to Indigenous Kumeyaay people, they launched the Essene School of Life, named after a biblical-era Jewish sect.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021
San Diego County has the highest number of reservations in the country, and the Kumeyaay people have lived on this land long before the border came.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2021
The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, the tribe that runs the Viejas casino, did not respond to requests for comment.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2020
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