Ya·qui
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Definition of Yaqui
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: a member of an American Indian people of Sonora, Mexico
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: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Yaqui people
Yaquí
geographical name
Ya·quí
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Definition of Yaquí (Entry 2 of 2)
river 420 miles (676 kilometers) long in the state of Sonora, northwestern Mexico, flowing southwest into the Gulf of California
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“Yaqui.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yaqui. Accessed 8 May. 2021.
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The first known use of Yaqui was in 1861
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