Main Entry: Arik·a·ra

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈri-kə-rə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Arikara

Etymology: probably from a Pawnee name for an Arikara band

Date: 1811

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota
2 : the language of the Arikara