Jicarilla
noun
a member of a group of North American Indians who once inhabited primarily northern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado and are now situated in northwestern New Mexico.
Jicarillas
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pluralof Jicarilla.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Under Faris' unobtrusive leadership, the Jicarillas began to regain their pride.
From Time Magazine Archive
The social customs of the Jicarillas are well defined.
From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
See Haschógan Houses, medicine, of the Jicarillas, 57 of the Apache, 13-14, 44, 45 of the dead burned by Jicarillas, 55 owned by Navaho women, 76 See Dwellings; Hogán; Tipis Hozhónĭ Hatál.
From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
But the Jicarillas still returned to his mind.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
Ceremonies—The Girls' Maturity observance, an annual feast whose main features are borrowed from the Pueblos, and a four-days medicine rite are the principal ceremonies of the Jicarillas.
From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
