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Mohave

noun
Mo·ha·ve
variants: or less commonly Mojave \mōˈhävē, -hȧv-, -vi \
plural Mohave or Mohaves also Mojave or Mojaves

Definition of Mohave 

1a : an Indian people of the Colorado river valley in Arizona, California, and Nevada

b : a member of such people

2 : a Yuman language of the Mohave people

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History and Etymology for Mohave

Mohave hamakhava three mountains; from the peaks near Needles, California, regarded by the Mohave as the center of their territory

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