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Paiute

noun Pai·ute \ˈpī-ˌyüt\

Definition of PAIUTE

1
:  a member of an American Indian people originally of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California
2
:  either of the two Uto-Aztecan languages of the Paiute people

Variants of PAIUTE

Pai·ute also Pi·ute \ˈpī-ˌyüt\
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Origin of PAIUTE

alteration of Pie-Utaw, alteration of Paiuches, plural, from American Spanish Payuchis Southern Paiutes
First Known Use: 1827
PAIUTE Defined for Kids

Paiute

noun Pai·ute \ˈpī-ˌyüt\

Definition of PAIUTE for Kids

1
:  a member of an American Indian people originally of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California
2
:  either of the two languages of the Paiute people

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