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Gileño
noun
Gi·le·ño
\gə̇ˈlān(ˌ)yō\
Definition of Gileño
Gileño
orGileños
1 : a group of Athapaskan peoples comprising the Chiricahua, Mimbreño, Mogollon, and Warm Spring Apaches of the Gila river headwaters in New Mexico and Arizona
2 : a member of the Gileño peoples
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Origin and Etymology of gileño
Spanish, from the Gila river + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)
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