Anasazi
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- noun
- /ˌænəˈsɑːzi/
- Specialized
- The Pueblo consider the Anasazi their direct ancestors and want their resting places left alone.
- Anasazi pueblo
- Anasazi culture
- Anasazi ruins
Examples
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Anasazi is the Navajo word for ancient enemies, but the Anasazi are ancestral to the modern Pueblos.
Fiction book (1998) -
The secret of the Anasazi was that they had learned how and when to move.
Academic text (2007) -
Analyze ways in which the Anasazi developed new systems in response to conditions in their environment.
Academic text (1996) -
In this article, we have provided a basic outline of the interaction between the Anasazi and their environment.
Academic text (1996) -
The Pueblo consider the Anasazi their direct ancestors and want their resting places left alone.
Academic text (2004) -
Beans were added to corn and squash as an important part of the Anasazi diet.
Academic text (1996) -
Archaeologists aren't certain just why the ancient Anasazi Indians abandoned Colorado's Mesa Verde nearly 1,000 years ago.
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To me, they are as awe-inspiring as the ancient Anasazi ruins of Mesa Verde.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anasazi comes from the Navajo word Anaasází, often said to mean 'ancient enemies' or 'ancient ones'. So Anasazi is used for the ancient Native American people who built the cliff homes in the southwestern United States, though many now prefer the name Ancestral Puebloans because the Navajo word can sound negative.