Yuma
Americannoun
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a member of an American Indian people of Arizona.
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the Yuman dialect of the Yuma Indians, mutually intelligible with the dialect of the Mohave Indians.
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a city in SW Arizona, on the Colorado River.
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And there has been a dedicated VIP entrance for the Yuma Tent in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Metros there, including Laredo, Texas, and Yuma, Ariz., saw some of the biggest percentage declines in population growth rates in the most recently measured year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed his country’s first Olympic gold in figure skating while Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama shook off several falls in his program to fight for second place.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, who had been second after the short programme, also fell during his routine along with France's Adam Siao Him Fa who had been third.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
When the boy arrived back at Yuma High, the whole school mobbed him in the parking lot: banners, cheerleaders, band music, confetti, streamers.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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