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Zu·ni | \ ˈzü-nē 
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or less commonly Zuñi \ ˈzün-yē \
\ plural Zuni or Zunis also Zuñi or Zuñis
Definition of Zuni
1 : a member of an American Indian people of western New Mexico
2 : the language of the Zuni people
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The first known use of Zuni was in 1834
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