DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

Southern Paiute

noun

See under Paiute(def 2).

Content related to Southern Paiute

Do You Know These Sizzlin’ Southern Sayings?There are plenty of colorful Southern phrases, some of which have become common terms nationwide, such as hold your horses and pretty as a peach. But, you’ll likely only hear these sayings from a true Southerner.
READ MORE
10 Animals With Hilariously Inaccurate NamesBlindworms can see and they aren't worms. What other animals have terribly chosen names?
READ MORE

Definition for southern paiute (2 of 2)

Paiute

or Pi·ute

[ pahy-oot, pahy-oot ]
/ paɪˈut, ˈpaɪ ut /

noun, plural Pai·utes, (especially collectively) Pai·ute.

a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
either of two mutually unintelligible Uto-Aztecan languages (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute).
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for southern paiute

Paiute

Piute

/ (ˈpaɪˌuːt, paɪˈjuːt) /

noun

plural -utes or -ute a member of either of two North American Indian peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs
the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012