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Pima

Pima

1 8.3
People from a Native American group who live in Arizona and northern Mexico
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpiːmə/
: Pima
  • Even today, at the turn of the twenty-first century, the number of Pima writers and intellectuals remains negligible.
  • Pima Indians
  • Pima Community
  • Pima village

I mean, I went down I think it was with the Pima Indians in Arizona and they put me through a a sweat lodge camp worst pain in my life.

Examples

  • The high rates of diabetes among Pima Indians, Micronesian Nauruans, and Australian Aborigines have confirmed his predictions.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The history of the Pima people reflects their resilience and adaptation over centuries.

  • The links to their ancestral lands broken, the Pima have joined the American mainstream.

  • Brian Fellows was still considered a novice as far as the Pima County Sheriff's Department was concerned.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Our next stop will be Tumacacori National Monument, a native Pima village site visited by Father Kino in 1691.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Thin Leather's copious knowledge of Pima tradition is cited four times substantially throughout Aw-aw-tam Indian Nights.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The Pima are known for their rich culture and deep connection to the land in Arizona.

  • Many Pima communities are working to preserve their traditional practices and language.

Synonyms

Piman
vsPima
9.9

A person who belongs to the Native American peoples of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico

is a single people living mainly in Arizona and northern Mexico

Compounds

Pima language
1 9.9

A language spoken by the Pima people in parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico

Surface Forms

Pima main

Etymology

Pima was the name used by Spanish speakers for a group who call themselves Akimel O'odham, 'River People'. So when you say someone is a Pima you mean they belong to that Native community in Arizona and northern Mexico.