kiva

ki·va | \ ˈkē-və

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Definition of kiva

: a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure that is usually round and partly underground

Examples of kiva in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The living room has a floating wood bench off a curved wall and a kiva-like fireplace. — James Leggate, Fox News, "Mushroom-shaped house lists for $2.2 million in Texas," 2 Oct. 2020 The town of 40,000 sits in a county the size of Connecticut, a landscape of mesas, canyons and ancient kiva ruins. — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, "A Red Corner of a Blue State Fights to Reopen," 12 May 2020 Double sets of French doors open from the living room and from a hallway beyond the breakfast room to a sunroom with flagstone floors and a kiva fireplace. — Julie Lasky, New York Times, "$1.7 Million Homes in Wisconsin, Arizona and New Jersey," 4 Mar. 2020 The last glimpse Built for stargazing: Centuries ago, the Anasazi people built the kiva of Casa Rinconada, a round ceremonial place where celestial figures and the movements of the sun and moon were tracked for rituals and planting. — National Geographic, "Who will learn more from mars?," 8 Jan. 2020 The bedrooms continue the intricate ceiling patterns and the master boasts mountain vistas and a courtyard with a kiva fireplace. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Swanky desert estate on 17 acres asks $1.3M," 18 Dec. 2018 The historic, 25-acre village's flat-roofed homes and ceremonial kivas have been fashioned out of adobe mixed from the local soil for so many generations that its origins disappear into the past. — USA TODAY, "Nine must-see historic sites in Santa Fe," 13 Mar. 2018 The bedrooms continue the intricate ceiling patterns and the master boasts mountain vistas and a courtyard with a kiva fireplace. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Swanky desert estate on 17 acres asks $1.3M," 18 Dec. 2018 The historic, 25-acre village's flat-roofed homes and ceremonial kivas have been fashioned out of adobe mixed from the local soil for so many generations that its origins disappear into the past. — USA TODAY, "Nine must-see historic sites in Santa Fe," 13 Mar. 2018

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“Kiva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiva. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.

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