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.
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
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
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Denied entrance by the Zuni inhabitants, the starving Spaniards decided to attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
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
Sanchez began thinking about the young people on the Zuni Reservation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
He started singing again, this time it wasn’t a Laguna song; it sounded like a Jemez song or maybe one from Zuni.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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