və noun
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; < Hopi kíva (ki- house + unidentified element)
1870–75, Americanism; < Hopi kíva (ki- house + unidentified element)
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| —n | |
| a large underground or partly underground room in a Pueblo Indian village, used chiefly for religious ceremonies | |
| [from Hopi] | |
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Kiva
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
The entrance to a typical kiva is through the roof, which relates to the world above.
Guests have the choice between a standard room or a kiva room, which contains handcrafted furniture and pillow-top mattresses.
Only the north half of the kiva remained, and it was fragmentary.
Kiva engineers find an absorbing way to demonstrate their kind of social medium.
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