variants
or less commonly Zuñi
1
plural Zuni or Zunis also Zuñi or Zuñis
: a member of an Indigenous people of western New Mexico
2
: the language of the Zuni people
Examples of Zuni in a Sentence
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Navajo, Zuni and other Native silversmiths who took up the trade first worked in silver melted down from coins.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Teaching and technique The most famous dish at the 45-year-old Zuni Café in San Francisco is its roast chicken with bread salad.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
Late last year, hundreds of people, including children, slept in tents in a makeshift encampment near Zuni Street and Speer Boulevard.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
An avid jewelry collector herself, Glasses also curated turquoise and silver jewelry from six artisan families from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo to style with the clothes, and sell in Ralph Lauren stores and on RalphLauren.com.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s the one in Gallup, N.M., perpetually packed with buses from the nearby Navajo and Zuni nations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Established in the final month of the Obama administration, the monument carved out 1.3 million acres from BLM and Forest Service land with an abundance of cliff dwellings and cultural sites important to the Hopi Nation, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Navajo Nation, and Zuni Pueblo.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Glasses, an avid turquoise and silver collector, curated a selection of jewelry from several artisan families throughout Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo, which are seen in the campaign and available to purchase at select stores and online.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
Denver has fewer than 90 days to decide whether to buy the old Zuni Street steam plant from Xcel, a derelict site some locals want to see redeveloped into a community space.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 30 July 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Teaching and technique The most famous dish at the 45-year-old Zuni Café in San Francisco is its roast chicken with bread salad.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
Late last year, hundreds of people, including children, slept in tents in a makeshift encampment near Zuni Street and Speer Boulevard.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
An avid jewelry collector herself, Glasses also curated turquoise and silver jewelry from six artisan families from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo to style with the clothes, and sell in Ralph Lauren stores and on RalphLauren.com.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s the one in Gallup, N.M., perpetually packed with buses from the nearby Navajo and Zuni nations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Established in the final month of the Obama administration, the monument carved out 1.3 million acres from BLM and Forest Service land with an abundance of cliff dwellings and cultural sites important to the Hopi Nation, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Navajo Nation, and Zuni Pueblo.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Glasses, an avid turquoise and silver collector, curated a selection of jewelry from several artisan families throughout Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo, which are seen in the campaign and available to purchase at select stores and online.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
Denver has fewer than 90 days to decide whether to buy the old Zuni Street steam plant from Xcel, a derelict site some locals want to see redeveloped into a community space.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 30 July 2024
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“Zuni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zuni. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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