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Zuni

noun Zu·ni \ ˈzü-nē \
variants: or less commonly Zuñi play \ˈzün-yē\

Definition of Zuni

plural Zuni or Zunis also Zuñi or Zuñis
1 : a member of an American Indian people of western New Mexico
2 : the language of the Zuni people

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Origin and Etymology of zuni

American Spanish Zuñi

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