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

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

In rebuttal, Potter and rancheria CEO Edwards note that during the many years that they and others have pursued developments in the region, the rival tribes never mentioned the massacre.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

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 — home to descendants from three historic tribes — began planning the development nearly two decades ago, envisioning a regional magnet for tourists and gamblers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Schenck doubts Merriam's location and Kroeber puts the rancheria Sakayakumne as far north as the Mokelumne.

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