Arikara
noun
a member of a group of North American Indians of Pawnee origin who now inhabit the Dakota region.
Arikaras
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pluralof Arikara.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fearing that the Arikaras would find the party if they stayed, Henry left two men—probably, though not definitely, Jim Bridger and a companion named Fitzpatrick—with Glass, to bury him when he inevitably died.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
He was eventually killed, apparently by the Arikaras, near the Missouri River, in 1833.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
The Mandans, Hidatsas and Arikaras were three nations allied together for mutual protection against the encroachments of their common enemies who pressed upon them from all sides.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg
On this boundary line between the Sioux and their upper neighbors, the party met a band of Cheyennes and another of Ricaras, or Arikaras.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks
With the Sioux and Chippewas we had kept up friendly relations, but these were Arikaras, our bitterest foes.
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Jules Lermina
