Uncompahgre

noun

Un·​com·​pah·​gre

ˌənkəmˈpägrē

plural Uncompahgre or Uncompahgres

1

: a Ute people of southwestern Colorado

2

: a member of the Uncompahgre people

Word History

Etymology

Uncompahgre valley, southwestern Colorado, site of the reservation to which this people was assigned

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