Yavapai

[ yav-uh-pahy, yah-vuh- ]

noun,plural Ya·va·pais, (especially collectively) Ya·va·pai for 1.
  1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians who live in Arizona.

  2. the Yuman language of the Yavapai.

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How to use Yavapai in a sentence

  • Day after day the rancher appeared in Yavapai, each time going directly to the hotel and to Ann.

    Bruce of the Circle A | Harold Titus
  • One day the cattleman came from the hotel and crossed the street to the Yavapai saloon where a dozen men were assembled.

    Bruce of the Circle A | Harold Titus
  • They tell me you won't look at another, that you brought her to Yavapai yourself several years ago.

    Bruce of the Circle A | Harold Titus
  • There ain't a house in Yavapai, not one this side o' Prescott, that's better fixed up.

    Bruce of the Circle A | Harold Titus
  • The next day the puzzled cowman rode the trail to Yavapai to find that Ann was out.

    Bruce of the Circle A | Harold Titus