Cahokia

/kəˈhoʊ.ki.ə/ name

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  1. 1
    A former (pre-Columbian Native American) city in present-day Illinois, now famous for its earthen mounds.

    "The city of Cahokia and the surrounding villages and farms became the most extensive urban center in prehistoric North America, but the agricultural networks extended widely within the American Midwest and Southeast."

  2. 2
    A Native American tribe now considered extinct. historical
  3. 3
    A village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.

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ancient cityarchaeological sitecahokia culturecahokia politycahokia traditionmound city

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"The city of Cahokia and the surrounding villages and farms became the most extensive urban center in prehistoric North America, but the agricultural networks extended widely within the American Midwest and Southeast."

Etymology

Borrowed from Miami kahokiaki (“wild geese”).

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