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Yavapai

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[yav-uh-pahy, yah-vuh-] / ˈyæv əˌpaɪ, ˈyɑ və- /

noun

plural

Yavapais,

plural

Yavapai
  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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Aliyah Alpert, who finished ninth in 2022, missed the bee entirely last year because she flubbed the word “recoup” in the Yavapai County spelling bee in her home state of Arizona.

From Seattle Times

Marine Corps captain, was 30 years old when his plane crashed during a military training exercise on July 31, 1951, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona said in a statement.

From New York Times

Yager died on July 31, 1951, according to Yavapai County officials, and now a discovery was bringing his story back to life 73 years later.

From Los Angeles Times

The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management said that it received reports of shaking and tremors in Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley.

From Seattle Times

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is scheduled to speak at an event at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, along with other dignitaries, where the local honor guard will ring 19 bell tolls.

From Seattle Times