Mojave


[moh-hah-vee] /moʊˈhɑ vi/

noun, plural Mojaves (especially collectively) Mojave, adjective
1.
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[moh-hah-vee] /moʊˈhɑ vi/
noun, plural Mohaves (especially collectively) Mohave.
1.
a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.
adjective
2.
of or relating to the Mohave tribe.
/məʊˈhɑːvɪ/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of Mohave
/məʊˈhɑːvɪ/
noun
1.
(pl) -ves, -ve. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Colorado River
2.
the language of this people, belonging to the Yuman family

also Mohave, 1831, from native (Yuman) name, hamakhaav, perhaps containing aha “water.”

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