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Hopi
[ hoh-pee ]
noun
, plural Ho·pis, (especially collectively) Ho·pi
- a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.
adjective
- of or relating to the Hopi or their language.
Hopi
/ ˈhəʊpɪ /
noun
- -pis-pi a member of a North American Indian people of NE Arizona
- the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hopi1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; from Hopi hópi “a Hopi person,” literally, “good, peaceable”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hopi1
from Hopi Hópi peaceful
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Example Sentences
In the southern regions the Hopi women have woven cotton garments from time immemorial.
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Particularly typical are the cults of the Zuni and Hopi, described in detail by various American scholars.
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Mention has already been made of the cloud masks used in the vegetation festivals of the Hopi and Zuni.
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The snake society of the Hopi, to which we have already referred, has a similar song, which it sings with musical accompaniment.
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These paintings are believed to indicate that this room was used for a ceremony akin to the New Fire ceremony of the Hopi.
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