Mohave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert.
name
  1. A Yuman language spoken by Mohave people of California and Arizona.

Pronunciation

/moʊˈhɑː.vi/

Word forms

Mohave Mojave

Etymology

From a shortened form of the endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”), spelled Mojave in Spanish.

Derived words

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