rancheria

American  

[ran-chuh-ree-uh, rahn-che-ree-ah] / ˌræn tʃəˈri ə, ˌrɑn tʃɛˈri ɑ /

noun

Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

plural

rancherias

1. a family household unit or settlement.

2. a hut or house where rancheros live.

3. a village of such huts.

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Example Sentences

The land is part of the original tract that the U.S. government purchased in 1928 to establish the rancheria, or small reservation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

The friction is exacerbated by the peculiar history of the Redding Rancheria — and by opponents’ 11th-hour invocation of the Sacramento River massacre, 19 years after the rancheria began to assemble parcels for the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The rancheria sits in a relatively obscure location compared with the interstate-adjacent site of the proposed casino, more than three miles by car to the northeast.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

But the bad blood between their groups has become fierce, exacerbated by the yawning wealth disparity between the rancheria and the Northern Wintu.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The Heuchi are referred to by Rodriguez, who says that the rancheria of the "Jeuche" was completely deserted.

From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Cook, Sherburne F.