Maricopa

American  

[mar-i-koh-puh] / ˌmær ɪˈkoʊ pə /

noun

• Maricopas,
  plural
• Maricopa
  plural

1. a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.

2. the Yuman language of the Maricopa.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Maricopa
  plural
• Maricopas
  plural

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Example Sentences

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Maricopa Maricopas

But two weeks later she called the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and told them what happened.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

House, filed a report with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A transporter from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office arrived to hospital five hours later and found the child to still be breathing, according to police.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

But the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office dropped the charges on Feb. 11, citing “no reasonable likelihood of conviction.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026

There was us and the highway and the desert and the sun blazing above the Maricopa Mountains.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

And the Wild Horse itself is the product of a collaboration between the Sheraton and the Maricopas and Pimas.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sun was melting butter over the Maricopas.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

Occasionally I picked up a stone and flung it toward the purple Maricopas.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

A sweet haze veiled the sunset: cherries roasting in the Maricopas.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

An old tar pail rattled in the bed of his ancient pickup as he pointed me west to the Maricopas.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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