variants
or less commonly Zuñi
1
plural Zuni or Zunis also Zuñi or Zuñis
: a member of an Indigenous people of western New Mexico
2
: the language of the Zuni people
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In 2016, President Obama established Bear Ears National Monument to protect a cultural landscape sacred to numerous Native peoples: the Utes, the Navajo Nation, the Hopi, and the Zuni.
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May Wang, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025
Xcel Energy's defunct Zuni power plant is for sale after the city failed to agree to buy the property and convert it into a neighborhood hub.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Loading your audio article Inspired by the famous roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco, fashion designer and food writer Peter Som created this take that involves glazing the bird in a sweet-savory blend of hoisin, orange juice and honey.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Alvin Ray Quarles, 62, has been placed at 1619 Zuni Trail in Borrego Springs, and Merle Wade Wakefield, 67, has been placed at 1138 Custer Road in Campo.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Blue corn is another ancient corn variety closely associated with the Pueblo tribes of the American Southwest, including the Hopi, Zuni, and Navajo.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Clubfoot, also of Zuni, faces additional charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the news release.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Wright's marsh thistle (scientific name: Cirsium wrightii) Zuni fleabane (scientific name: Erigeron rhizomatus)
Reach the reporter at zbradshaw@gannett.com or on X @ZachBradshaw14.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Navajo, Zuni and other Native silversmiths who took up the trade first worked in silver melted down from coins.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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May Wang, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025
Xcel Energy's defunct Zuni power plant is for sale after the city failed to agree to buy the property and convert it into a neighborhood hub.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Loading your audio article Inspired by the famous roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco, fashion designer and food writer Peter Som created this take that involves glazing the bird in a sweet-savory blend of hoisin, orange juice and honey.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Alvin Ray Quarles, 62, has been placed at 1619 Zuni Trail in Borrego Springs, and Merle Wade Wakefield, 67, has been placed at 1138 Custer Road in Campo.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Blue corn is another ancient corn variety closely associated with the Pueblo tribes of the American Southwest, including the Hopi, Zuni, and Navajo.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Clubfoot, also of Zuni, faces additional charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the news release.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Wright's marsh thistle (scientific name: Cirsium wrightii) Zuni fleabane (scientific name: Erigeron rhizomatus)
Reach the reporter at zbradshaw@gannett.com or on X @ZachBradshaw14.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Navajo, Zuni and other Native silversmiths who took up the trade first worked in silver melted down from coins.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Zuni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zuni. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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