Zuni
a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.
the language of the Zuni.
Origin of Zuni
1- Also Zu·ñi [zoo-nee, zoon-yee]. /ˈzu ni, ˈzun yi/.
Other words from Zuni
- Zu·ni·an, Zu·ñi·an, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Zuni
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How to use Zuni in a sentence
Other places not to miss include Tartine for breakfast, Zuni Café for lunch, A16 and Delfina for dinner.
Judy Rogers tells a story and shows you how to cook it in The Zuni Café Cookbook.
Particularly typical are the cults of the Zuni and Hopi, described in detail by various American scholars.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtBack of the clouds, therefore, according to the ideas of the Zuni and other Pueblo tribes, dwell the ancestors.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtMention has already been made of the cloud masks used in the vegetation festivals of the Hopi and Zuni.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
From Zuni he went to the Moki towns, then five in number, and possibly somewhat south of the present place.
The Romance of the Colorado River | Frederick S. DellenbaughThey found in what we call New Mexico the Zuni cities which, in a sad decline, exist to-day.
British Dictionary definitions for Zuñi
/ (ˈzuːnjiː, ˈsuː-) /
plural -ñis or -ñi a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico
the language of this people, a member of the Penutian phylum of languages
Derived forms of Zuñi
- Zuian, adjective, noun
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