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Arapaho

Pronunciation: /əˈrapəhəʊ/
Definition of Arapaho

noun (plural same or Arapahos)

  • 1a member of a North American Indian people living chiefly on the Great Plains, especially in Wyoming.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Algonquian language of the Arapaho, now almost extinct.

adjective

  • relating to the Arapaho or their language.

Origin:

from Crow alappahó, literally 'many tattoo marks'

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