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cliff-dwelling
Variant of cliff dweller
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- a member of an ancient North American Indian people of the Southwest that lived in hollows or caves in cliffs: they were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians
- Informal a person who lives in a large urban apartment house
Related Forms:
- cliff-dwelling adjective
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