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Keres

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛrɛs/
Definition of Keres

noun (plural same)

  • 1a member of a Pueblo Indian people inhabiting parts of New Mexico.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of the Keres, of unknown affinity, with fewer than 8,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Keres or their language.

Derivatives

Keresan

noun & adjective

Origin:

from American Spanish Queres, from American Indian

Keres in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Keres in the US English dictionary
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