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
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Blue corn is another ancient corn variety closely associated with the Pueblo tribes of the American Southwest, including the Hopi, Zuni, and Navajo.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Clubfoot, also of Zuni, faces additional charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the news release.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Wright's marsh thistle (scientific name: Cirsium wrightii) Zuni fleabane (scientific name: Erigeron rhizomatus)
Reach the reporter at zbradshaw@gannett.com or on X @ZachBradshaw14.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Navajo, Zuni and other Native silversmiths who took up the trade first worked in silver melted down from coins.
—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
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Clubfoot, also of Zuni, faces additional charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the news release.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Wright's marsh thistle (scientific name: Cirsium wrightii) Zuni fleabane (scientific name: Erigeron rhizomatus)
Reach the reporter at zbradshaw@gannett.com or on X @ZachBradshaw14.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Navajo, Zuni and other Native silversmiths who took up the trade first worked in silver melted down from coins.
—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
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“Zuni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zuni. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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