Mohave
noun
a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.
Mohaves
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pluralof Mohave.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Mohaves, who are good swimmers, rendered prompt and efficient assistance in saving the floating wreckage.
From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
Those occupied by the Mohaves, as described by Captain Sitgreave, are similar in character.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H. Morgan
The fires you mention indicate further hostile parties, 'Tonio insists not Mohaves.
From Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War by Charles J. Post
The tribes residing in the Territory of Arizona are the Pimas and Maricopas, Papagoes, Mohaves, Moquis, and Orivas Pueblos, Yumas, Yavapais, Hualapais, and different bands of the Apaches.
From The Indian Question (1874) by Francis Amasa Walker
Indians, numbering about 1,500, inhabit the country near the Colorado River, north of the Mohaves, ranging a considerable distance into the interior.
From The Indian Question (1874) by Francis Amasa Walker
