Arapaho

//əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.
  2. 2
    the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho wordnet
  3. 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. 1
    The Algonquian language of this people.
  2. 2
    A town, the county seat of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms
arapaho languagearapahoearapahoearapahoe language

Etymology

From a Siouan language, perhaps Hidatsa arúpahu (“Arapaho person”) or Crow aaraxpéahu (“tattooed person”).

Related phrases

Arapahoe Countycounty seatcuster countygros ventrenative american

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