Zuni
Americannoun
plural
Zunis,plural
Zuni-
a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.
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the language of the Zuni.
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico
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the language of this people, a member of the Penutian phylum of languages
Other Word Forms
- Zunian adjective
- Zuñian adjective
Etymology
Origin of Zuni
An Americanism first recorded in 1830–35; earlier Zuñi, from Spanish (southwestern United States), from Acoma Keresan sɨ̂·ni (pronounced sθɨ̂·nyi ) or a cognate
Example Sentences
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While giving back local control was Trump’s stated rationale, tribes in the area, like the Diné, Ute, Hopi, and Zuni, had been working for years to protect the two iconic and culturally significant sites.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
He joined a team digging for dinosaur fossils in the Zuni Basin in New Mexico.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 3, 2024
Zuni farmers in the southwestern United States made it through long stretches of extremely low rainfall between A.D.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2024
Anthony Sanchez, the head councilman for the Pueblo of Zuni, explained that non-Native groups will sometimes use supposed ties to tribes to boost their own PR.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
It was only in Zuni that the Savage could adequately express what he felt about the Arch Community-Songster.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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