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Ho·ho·kam     (hə-hō'kəm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Hohokam or Ho·ho·kams
  1. A Native American culture flourishing from about the 3rd century B.C. to the mid-15th century A.D. in south-central Arizona, noted for the construction of an extensive system of irrigation canals.
  2. A member of this culture.


[From Papago huhugam, those who are gone, from huhug, to perish, disappear.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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