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Kiowa

Kiowa

3 9.6
A person who belongs to a Native American group from Oklahoma, Texas, or New Mexico
  • noun
  • /ˈkaɪəwə/
: kiowa
  • She interviewed a prominent Kiowa elder for her research on Native American cultures.

Examples

  • The history of the Kiowa people is deeply connected to the Great Plains.

  • Many Kiowas still practice traditional ceremonies today.

  • Many Kiowa still maintain traditional ceremonies and crafts.

  • The Kiowa people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many Kiowa still maintain traditional ceremonies and crafts.

  • She interviewed a prominent Kiowa elder for her research on Native American cultures.

  • The history of the Kiowa people is deeply connected to the Great Plains.

Synonyms

Native American
vsKiowa
93 3.4

A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived

is a member of a specific southwestern tribal people rather than all Indigenous peoples

Compounds

Kiowa language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Kiowa people of the southern Plains in the United States

Surface Forms

Kiowa singular
Kiowas plural

Etymology

Kiowa is the English form of the name a Native American group call themselves, so calling someone a Kiowa means they are a member of that tribe.