Hopi

noun Ho·pi \ˈhō-(ˌ)pē\

plural Hopi or Hopis

Definition of HOPI

: a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Arizona

: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi people

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Hopi hópi, literally, good, peaceful

First Known Use: 1877

HOPI Defined for Kids

noun Ho·pi \ˈhō-pē\

plural Hopi or Ho·pis

: a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Arizona

: the language of the Hopi people

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