Rancheria
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small settlement in the Americas, especially of Native Americans.
"The springs are so few in number that their names are household words in every Indian rancheria and every settler's home; and there are no brooks, no creeks, and no rivers but the trunk of the Colorado and the trunk of the Gila."
- 2 A political division denoting a small poor rural settlement. Philippines, historical
Example
More examples"The springs are so few in number that their names are household words in every Indian rancheria and every settler's home; and there are no brooks, no creeks, and no rivers but the trunk of the Colorado and the trunk of the Gila."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ranchería. Doublet of rancherie.