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

But there’s a less-traveled route that feels just as quintessentially SoCal: California 33 to Hudson Ranch Road, passing through Ojai, Maricopa, New Cuyama and Frazier Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Already this year, as of 11 July, Maricopa County has recorded 23 heat-related deaths, with another 282 more under investigation.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

She hung her sunflower bag on a cactus arm and cartwheeled toward 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

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

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

Somewhere in the dark shapes of the Maricopas, a coyote howled.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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