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Ho·pi

(hō′pē)

n. pl. Hopi or Ho·pis

1. A member of a Pueblo people occupying a number of mesa-top pueblos on reservation land in northeast Arizona. The Hopi are noted for their dry-farming techniques, rich ceremonial life, and craftsmanship in basketry, pottery, silverwork, and weaving.

2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.

[Hopi hópi, peaceable, a Hopi.]

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Hopi

(ˈhəʊpɪ)

npl -pis or -pi

1. (Peoples) a member of a North American Indian people of NE Arizona

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

[from Hopi Hópi peaceful]

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Ho•pi

(ˈhoʊ pi)

n., pl. -pis, (esp. collectively) -pi.

1. a member of a Pueblo Indian people of NE Arizona.

2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.

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Noun	1.	Hopi - a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona Pueblo - a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock) Shoshone, Shoshoni - a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States
	2.	Hopi - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States

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