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rancheria

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ran⋅che⋅ri⋅a

  [ran-chuh-ree-uh; Sp. rahn-che-ree-ah]
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–noun, plural -ri⋅as [-ree-uhz; Sp. -ree-ahs] . Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
1. a family household unit or settlement.
2. a hut or house where rancheros live.
3. a village of such huts.
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ran·che·ri·a   (rān'chə-rē'ə)   
n.   Southwestern U.S.

    1. A Mexican herdsman's hut.

    2. A village of these huts.

  2. A rural Native American settlement.


[American Spanish ranchería, from rancho, small farm; see ranch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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