Mohave
Americannoun
adjective
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Colorado River
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the language of this people, belonging to the Yuman family
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The site is habitat for desert tortoises and Mohave ground squirrels, which are both listed as threatened under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024
A man found dead by hikers in Arizona 47 years ago has been identified after authorities accessed national fingerprint records, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2023
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office have asked the public to contact them with any information about the case or any leads which could help find his surviving relatives.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
The remains were discovered on Nov. 23, 1976, in a desert area in northwestern Arizona, just east of Lake Mohave.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023
By this time of day, everything— from the windows of the two-story buildings to the red lanterns strung up for tourists—had been covered in the dust that somehow drifted in from the Mohave.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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