Hopi

noun

Ho·​pi ˈhō-(ˌ)pē 

1

plural Hopi or Hopis : a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Arizona

2

: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi people

Examples of Hopi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gallup is at the crossroads of the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni reservations. — Rebecca Treon, Parents, 18 June 2026

The Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape, which spans New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah, is the ancestral homelands of the Pueblo and Hopi. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026

On the full-day tour, a Hopi guide will take you to Coalmine Canyon while explaining the landscape’s role in traditional Hopi beliefs and lifestyle. — Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026

Another notable image was captured in Sierra La Giganta, Baja California, Mexico, while another photographer documented one of the first night images ever taken from a canyon inside the Hopi Indian Reservation. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hopi hópi, literally, good, peaceful

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Hopi

• dopey
• soapy

Kids Definition

Hopi

noun

Ho·​pi ˈhō-pē 

plural Hopi or Hopis

: a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Arizona

also : the language of the Hopi people