Mohave

noun

Mo·​ha·​ve

variants or less commonly Mojave

mōˈhävē,

-hȧv-,

-vi

plural Mohave or Mohaves also Mojave or Mojaves

1

a

: an Indian people of the Colorado river valley in Arizona, California, and Nevada

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Yuman language of the Mohave people

Word History

Etymology

Mohave hamakhava three mountains; from the peaks near Needles, California, regarded by the Mohave as the center of their territory

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