Cahokia Mounds

American  

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 British  

/ kəˈhəʊkɪə /

plural noun

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

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Example Sentences

“Cahokia Jazz” is an audacious work of the imagination by an author powerfully steeped in mythmaking, and I will bet my membership in the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society that some adventurous Hollywood filmmaker has already snapped it up.

From Los Angeles Times

The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds, near Collinsville.

From Washington Times

The grounds at Cahokia Mounds will remain open daily from dawn to dusk.

From Washington Times

The Cahokia Mounds orientation film “City of the Sun” is available on YouTube.

From Washington Times

A team of archaeologists is debunking the myth surrounding the demise of the lost Native American civilization that was once at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Ill.

From Fox News