Arikara

noun

Arik·​a·​ra ə-ˈri-kə-rə 

1

plural Arikara : a member of an Indigenous people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota

Note: The Arikara are federally recognized as part of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation in North Dakota.

2

: the language of the Arikara

Examples of Arikara in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Clark was to recall in 1810 that an Arikara man invited York to sleep with his wife and stood guard outside his lodge, to keep the couple from being interrupted. — Caleb Crain, New Yorker, 25 May 2026

The chapters rotate between the viewpoints of principal players, among them soldier John Ordway, Lakota and Arikara leaders, Jefferson, and, yes, Lewis and Clark. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 May 2026

On Arikara Drive, Fremont, in Fremont in June 2025, a 3,001-square-foot home was sold for $2,870,000, a price per square foot of $956. — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably from a Pawnee name for an Arikara band

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Arikara

• ishihara
• alara
• amara
• antara
• aymara
• bambara
• camara
• damara
• gandhara
• gemara
• gurdwara
• kumara