Hopis

Variant of Hopi

Hopi definition

☆ Hopi (hō′pē)

noun

  1. pl. Hopis -·pis or Hopi -·pi a member of a North American Indian people living in NE Arizona
  2. the Uto-Aztecan language of this people

Etymology: Hopi Hópitu, lit., good, peaceful

adjective

of the Hopis or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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