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Yuma

American  
[yoo-muh] / ˈyu mə /

noun

Yumas plural
  1. a member of an American Indian people of Arizona.

  2. the Yuman dialect of the Yuma Indians, mutually intelligible with the dialect of the Mohave Indians.

  3. a city in SW Arizona, on the Colorado River.


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Like for the Yuma tent last year with Fatboy Slim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

YouTube’s livestream for Weekend 2 will include the Yuma Tent, a haven for house and techno.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, second after the short programme, also fell during his routine, but took silver ahead of compatriot Shun Sato who moved up from ninth.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

It featured the winner, a boy from Yuma.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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