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
Example Sentences
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For example, her research into Southern California’s Kumeyaay and Cahuilla Indigenous tribes inspired a series of large jars patterned after ollas, traditional pots used for water and seed storage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
It also sought input from the Tohono O’odham tribe, which has a sprawling reservation that includes parts of Arizona and Sonora, Mexico; and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians in California.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023
The border wall, and the scenic valley where the Kumeyaay tribe once lived, remained my steadfast companion for almost half the hike.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022
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
In one chapter, a native Kumeyaay tells Gibson that the land where the prototype site was built was once the territory of his tribe.
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2020
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