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Hopi

noun Ho·pi \ ˈhō-(ˌ)pē \

Definition of Hopi

plural Hopi or Hopis
1 : a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Arizona
2 : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi people

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Origin and Etymology of hopi

Hopi hópi, literally, good, peaceful

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Hopi

noun Ho·pi \ ˈhō-pē \

Definition of Hopi for Students

plural Hopi or Hopis
1 : a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Arizona
2 : the language of the Hopi people

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