Pima
Americannoun
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Pimas,
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Pima
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a member of an Indigenous people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
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the Uto-Aztecan language of the Pima, closely related to Tohono O'odham.
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Origin of Pima
First recorded in 1810–15; from Spanish (Mexico, southwestern United States), earlier Pimahitos, from 16th-century Pima (Spanish spelling) pimahaitu “nothing”
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"There are a number of pieces of information in these notes that just might jar someone to say 'you know, I've heard that'," said Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department gave no briefings that weekend but asked members of the media to stay off the Guthrie property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos in an interview Wednesday disputed those findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released the handwritten notes Friday, saying investigators believe the author’s distinctive language, grammar and phrasing could be recognized by someone who knows the writer.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Pima glanced back at the girl where she lay balled up and shivering.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Despite all this, Pimas have moderately low levels of LDL and only about one-fourth the heart-attack rate of the American public.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scientists believe that what makes the Pimas different from the more vulnerable masses is not that their bodies produce less cholesterol, but rather that they are more efficient at removing it from the bloodstream.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the Wild Horse itself is the product of a collaboration between the Sheraton and the Maricopas and Pimas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Barbara Howard, a researcher for the National Institutes of Health: "The Pimas may have more LDL receptors or else more efficient ones than most people."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Navaho and Moqui Indians make woollen blankets and rugs and the Pimas baskets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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