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MOHAVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
Synonyms:
Mohave; Mojave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Mohave" is a kind of...):
Yuman (a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A desert area in southern California and western Arizona
Synonyms:
Mohave; Mohave Desert; Mojave; Mojave Desert
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
desert (arid land with little or no vegetation)
Meronyms (parts of "Mohave"):
Death Valley (a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America)
Holonyms ("Mohave" is a part of...):
Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
Synonyms:
Mohave; Mojave
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mohave" is a kind of...):
Hoka; Hokan (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages)
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