Tonto
1 Americannoun
plural
Tontos-
a federally recognized tribe of Apache people of Arizona.
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the Apache language of a federally recognized tribe of Arizona.
noun
plural
tontosadjective
Example Sentences
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As proposed, the mine would turn Oak Flat — a long-preserved site of rocky outcroppings and desert waterways on the edge of the Tonto National Forest — into a nearly two-mile-wide, 1,000-foot-deep industrial crater.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
Tonto National Forest officials said they forwarded email queries from The Associated Press about the agency’s plans to their superiors.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
Terry Rambler, chairman of the San Carlos Apache, said he had been calling Mr. Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, whose agency oversees the Tonto National Forest where the proposed mining site sits.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
The first rains of the summer monsoon season finally came to Arizona over the July 4th weekend, allowing the Tonto, Prescott, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves, and Coconino national forests to partially reopen.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2021
When The Lone Ranger came to television, she would watch it just to see Jay Silverheels, the actor who played Tonto.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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