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Luiseño

Luiseño

9.9
A person from a Native American tribe in southern California or their language
  • proper noun
  • /luːɪˈzeɪnoʊ/
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  • The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians is planning to expand its reservation land.
  • Luiseño Indians
  • Band of Luiseño

Examples

  • Marc Macarro is the Tribal Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians.

  • Tribal Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Marc Macarro, addresses a crowd during a press conference Thursday.

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  • Many members of the Luiseño community are actively preserving their cultural traditions.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Luiseño is a name given from Spanish and it means 'of Saint Louis', from the mission San Luis Rey where Spanish settlers first used the name. So a Luiseño is a member of that Native American people, or the name of the language they speak.