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kiva
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ki·va  (kv)
n.
An underground or partly underground chamber in a Pueblo village, used by the men especially for ceremonies or councils.
[Hopi kíva.]
kiva [ˈkiːvə]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a large underground or partly underground room in a Pueblo Indian village, used chiefly for religious ceremonies
[from Hopi]


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