Tiwa
Americannoun
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a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico.
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the Tanoan language of the Tiwa.
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After Coronado recuperated, he marched east until the Spaniards encountered 12 Tiwa pueblos near present-day Albuquerque, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
At Vein, a nightclub not far off, Tiwa Savage, one of Nigeria's biggest Afrobeats stars, took to the mic.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
What Skelly will present with Tiwa Select later this year in New York City doesn’t have an “end client, so I can just do whatever I want,” he explains.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
This year's longlist suggests African artists will continue to make headway in the UK, following the success of artists like Burna Boy, Asake, Rema, Tems, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023
Here’s a friendly challenge to men: “You gonna need more stamina,” the Nigerian songwriters Tiwa Savage and Ayra Starr declare.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
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