Kayenta

adjective

Kay·​en·​ta

kīˈ(y)entə

: of or belonging to the northern Arizona branch of the Anasazi culture that provides a record from the period of the earth-lodge villages to the Great Pueblo centers

Word History

Etymology

from Kayenta, village in northeastern Arizona, where remains of the culture were found

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