Pima

//ˈpimə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico).

    "In the valley of the Gila and on its tributaries from the northeast are the Pimas, Maricopas, and Papagos."

  2. 2
    A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense) uncountable

    "A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118."

  3. 3
    the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima wordnet
  4. 4
    a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The dialect of O'odham spoken by the Pima

Synonyms

All synonyms
akimel o odhamakimel o'odhampima language

Example

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"In the valley of the Gila and on its tributaries from the northeast are the Pimas, Maricopas, and Papagos."

Etymology

Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

Related phrases

Pima BajoPima Countypima cottonamerican indiano odham

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