Pai·ute also Pi·ute (p  y t )n. pl. Paiute or Pai·utes also Piute or Pi·utes 1. Either of two distinct Native American peoples inhabiting parts of the Great Basin, specifically: a. A group occupying eastern Oregon, western Nevada, and adjacent areas of northeast California. Also called Northern Paiute. b. A group occupying southern Utah and Nevada, northern Arizona, and adjacent areas of southeast California. Also called Southern Paiute. 2. A member of either of these peoples. Pai ute adj. |
Paiute, Piute [ˈpaɪˌuːt paɪˈjuːt]
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1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -utes, -ute a member of either of two North American Indian peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
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| Noun | 1. |  Paiute - a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States |
| 2. | Paiute - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States |
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