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Paiute

Paiute

3 9.6
A Native American people from the western United States
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪuːt/
: Paiute
  • Many artifacts from the Paiute tribe can be found in local museums throughout the southwestern United States.

Examples

  • "There's a lot of power there." To the Southern Paiutes, who live north of the canyon along the Utah-Arizona border, the gorge "is really a place of serenity, where we could once go and farm during all seasons," says Charlie Bulletts, cultural resources coordinator of the Kaibab Paiute tribe, a member of the Southern Paiute Nations.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Yeah, so there's two stories involving this place, and it's the Paiute tribe and it's a real tribe.

  • The Paiute people have a rich cultural heritage that dates back centuries.

  • During the festival, members of the Paiute community share traditional stories and performances.

Synonyms

Piute
vsPaiute
1 9.9

A person who belongs to a Native American group in the southwestern United States

uses the standard modern spelling rather than the variant form

Compounds

Paiute language
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A language spoken by the Paiute people in the western United States

Surface Forms

Paiute singular
Paiutes plural

Etymology

Paiute comes from a Native American name used in the western United States for a group of related tribes; think of it as the group's own name, which is why Paiute today refers to those people.