Paiute
noun/ˈpaɪuːt/
/ˈpaɪuːt/
(plural Paiute, Paiutes)
- a member of a native North American people many of whom live in the south-western USCultureThe Paiute began the Ghost Dance and its religion. There are now very few Paiute and they live mostly on reservations (= areas of land kept separate for native North Americans to live on) in Nevada, California, Utah and Arizona.Word Originfrom Spanish Payuchi, Payuta, influenced by Ute.
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