Yuma

/ˈjumə/
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Other forms: Yumas

Definitions of Yuma
  1. noun
    a member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California
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    type of:
    Hoka, Hokan
    a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
  2. noun
    the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma
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    type of:
    Yuman
    a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico
  3. noun
    a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
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    town
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
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