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Cahokia

American  
[kuh-hoh-kee-uh] / kəˈhoʊ ki ə /

noun

  1. a city in SW Illinois.


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But Cahokia is surrounded by American robber barons eager to destroy its hierarchy and appropriate its treasures.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Laura Miller spoke to Francis Spufford, author of the alternate-history mystery novel Cahokia Jazz, which explores those possibilities.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

Cahokia is part of the Union, although the rest of the country seems lukewarm about its statehood.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

And it makes me wonder: How will future archaeologists interpret our contemporary relationship with Stonehenge, Egypt’s pyramids, Cahokia, Angkor Wat, and other ancient monuments?

From Science Magazine • Dec. 29, 2023

Located near the confluence of the Missouri, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers, the Indian city of Cahokia was a busy port.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann