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Hopi

//ˈhoʊ.pi// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Hebi. alt-of, alternative

    "A Coal Mine capable of producing 450,000 tons of coal annually started operation in Hopi, Honan."

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.
  2. 2
    the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi wordnet
  3. 3
    a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.

Etymology 2

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.

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