Arapaho
/əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.
- 2 the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho wordnet
- 3 a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming) wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Algonquian language of this people.
- 2 A town, the county seat of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From a Siouan language, perhaps Hidatsa arúpahu (“Arapaho person”) or Crow aaraxpéahu (“tattooed person”).