Tewa
Americannoun
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a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
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the Tanoan language of the Tewa.
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The early Native American inhabitants of the area, a Puebloan people who spoke the Tewa language, also believed the dirt was medicinal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023
The zoo released a video saying Tewa was being introduced to the other alligators and will live out her life at the facility.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023
And she painted the exterior with a black-on-black, gloss-and-matte geometric design and named the car Maria in homage to the celebrated Tewa potter Maria Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, who died in 1980.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022
She and her family recently moved from the Phoenix area back home to the Village of Tewa but do not speak Hopi or Tewa.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021
“And you,” resumed Max, “shall have a commission as Major-General in the Republican army of Tewa, which you shall instruct in modern tactics, and lead to victory against the rebels.”
From The Island Home by Dalziel
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