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cliff dweller

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cliff dweller

 
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–noun
1. (usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.
2. a person who lives in an apartment house, esp. in a large city.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism

Related forms:
cliff dwelling, noun
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cliff dweller  
n.  

  1. A member of certain Anasazi groups of the southwest United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on sheltered ledges in the sides of cliffs.

  2. Informal A person who lives in a large apartment house, especially in a city.

cliff dwelling n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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