Ho·pi (h  p )n. pl. Hopi or Ho·pis 1. a. A Pueblo people occupying a number of mesa-top pueblos on reservation land in northeast Arizona. The Hopi are noted for their dry-farming techniques, rich ceremonial life, and craftsmanship in basketry, pottery, silverwork, and weaving. b. A member of this people. 2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi. [Hopi hópi, peaceable, a Hopi.] |
Hopi [ˈhəʊpɪ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -pis, -pi a member of a North American Indian people of NE Arizona
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
[from Hopi Hópi peaceful]
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| Noun | 1. |  Hopi - a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern ArizonaPueblo - a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock) |
| 2. | Hopi - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States |
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