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Hopi
 
SYLLABICATION:Ho·pi
PRONUNCIATION:  hp
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. Hopi or Ho·pis
1a. 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. b. A member of this people. 2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.
ETYMOLOGY:Hopi hópi, peaceable, a Hopi.
 
 
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