Mojave

Other forms: Mojaves

Definitions of Mojave
  1. noun
    a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
    synonyms: Mohave, Mohave Desert, Mojave Desert
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    example of:
    desert
    arid land with little or no vegetation
  2. noun
    a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
    synonyms: Mohave
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    type of:
    Hoka, Hokan
    a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
  3. noun
    the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
    synonyms: Mohave
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    type of:
    Yuman
    a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico
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