Maricopa
Americannoun
plural
Maricopas,plural
Maricopa-
a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
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the Yuman language of the Maricopa.
Example Sentences
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In case you don’t remember Arpaio, he was the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona—the state’s most populous county, which includes Phoenix—from 1993 to 2016.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025
Officers resumed the search the next morning with the help of the Maricopa County sheriff’s search and rescue team and air unit, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
At the Maricopa County Ballot Tabulating Center in Arizona, two layers of security fencing surround the building.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024
Gates suffered from post-traumatic stress and for a variety of reasons is not running for re-election as Maricopa supervisor this year.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
There was us and the highway and the desert and the sun blazing above the Maricopa Mountains.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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