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kachina

noun ka·chi·na \kə-ˈchē-nə\

Definition of KACHINA

1
:  one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals
2
:  one of the elaborately masked kachina impersonators that dance at agricultural ceremonies
3
:  a doll representing a kachina

Variants of KACHINA

ka·chi·na also ka·tchi·na or ka·tci·na \kə-ˈchē-nə\
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Origin of KACHINA

Hopi qacína
First Known Use: 1888

Rhymes with KACHINA

arena, Athena, Bernina, cantina, catena, Christina, coquina, corbina, corvina, czarina, dracaena, euglena, farina, fontina, galena, Georgina, hyena, marina, Marina, medina, Medina, novena, patina, piscina, platina, retsina, sestina, Shechinah, subpoena, verbena

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  1. kachina
  2. katchina
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