Mohave

or Mo·ja·ve

[ moh-hah-vee ]

noun,plural Mo·ha·ves, (especially collectively) Mo·ha·ve.
  1. a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Mohave tribe.

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How to use Mohave in a sentence

  • Three miles above, the Patties camped, and a number of the Mohaves soon came to see them.

    The Romance of the Colorado River | Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
  • They inhabit the country near the mouth of the Colorado River, but belong to the reservation occupied by the Mohaves.

    The Indian Question (1874) | Francis A. Walker
  • Willett says from round the point they can see two more signal fires toward the north-east, just the way to the Apache Mohaves!

  • Harris had certainly betrayed a fear that 'Tonio was but half-hearted in the matter of scouting after Apache-Mohaves.

  • The fires you mention indicate further hostile parties, 'Tonio insists not Mohaves.

British Dictionary definitions for Mohave

Mohave

Mojave

/ (məʊˈhɑːvɪ) /


noun
  1. plural -ves or -ve a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Colorado River

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Yuman family

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