Cahokia Mounds


noun
  1. a group of very large prehistoric Indian earthworks in southwestern Illinois, consisting of mounds with flat tops that supported temples and other structures of mud and thatch.

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Cahokia Mounds

/ (kəˈhəʊkɪə) /


pl n
  1. the largest group of prehistoric Indian earthworks in the US, located northeast of East St Louis

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