arapaho
|a-rap-a-ho|
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/ˌærəˈpɑːhoʊ/
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/ˌærəˈpɑːhə/
Plains Native American tribe (self-name: 'our people')
Etymology
'Arapaho' originates from the Arapaho language (a Plains Algonquian language), specifically the endonym 'Hinono'eino', where 'hinono' meant 'people'.
'Hinono'eino' was recorded by European explorers and traders and was transliterated into French and English forms that became 'Arapaho'.
Initially, it meant 'our people' (an endonym); over time it became the English name used for the tribe and their language.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a member of the Arapaho, a Native American people of the North American Plains.
She is an arapaho who grew up on a reservation.
Noun 2
the Arapaho people considered collectively (the tribe as a whole).
The arapaho once ranged widely across the central Plains.
Noun 3
the Arapaho language, a Plains Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people.
He has been studying arapaho to speak with his elders.
Last updated: 2025/10/02 02:14