yumas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California
    Yuma.
  2. noun a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
    Yuma.
  3. noun the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma
    Yuma.

WordNet

Yu"mas noun plural
Wordforms
singular Yuma
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc. ✍ The a wider sense, the term sometimes includes the Mohaves and other allied tribes.

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