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Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of Ancestral Puebloan. dated
2. 2
   a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings wordnet

Synonyms

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ancestral puebloan

Etymology

From Navajo anaasází (“enemy ancestors, ancient enemy”), from anaaʼí (“enemy”) + bizází (“their ancestors”).

Related phrases

native american

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