1
: a member of a Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona
2
: the language of the Tewa people
Examples of Tewa in a Sentence
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The early Native American inhabitants of the area, a Puebloan people who spoke the Tewa language, also believed the dirt was medicinal.
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David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
The council will consider a resolution establishing the Tewa Court/10th Street Utility Underground District overhead facilities removal date.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
Simpson, who is Santa Clara Pueblo Tewa from New Mexico, is looking back — way back, millennia or more — but, crucially, also forward.
—Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
The council will consider a resolution establishing the Tewa Court/10th Street Utility Underground District overhead facilities removal date.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
Simpson, who is Santa Clara Pueblo Tewa from New Mexico, is looking back — way back, millennia or more — but, crucially, also forward.
—Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
American Spanish Tegua, from Tewa téwa, a self-designation
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Tewa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tewa. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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