Mohave

[moh-hah-vee] Origin

Mo·ha·ve

[moh-hah-vee] noun, plural Mo·ha·ves, (especially collectively) Mo·ha·ve, adjective
noun
1.
a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Mohave tribe.

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Mohave is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, Mojave.
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Mohave or Mojave (məʊˈhɑːvɪ)
 
n , -ves, -ve
1.  a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Colorado River
2.  the language of this people, belonging to the Yuman family
 
Mojave or Mojave
 
n

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Mohave
1831, from native name, from aha "water" + makave "beside," in ref. to Colorado River.
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