Maricopa

noun

Mar·​i·​co·​pa

ˌmarəˈkōpə

plural Maricopa or Maricopas

1

a

: an Indian people of the Gila river valley, Arizona

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Yuman language of the Maricopa and Halchidhoma peoples

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