Sinagua

adjective

Si·​na·​gua

sə̇ˈnä(g)wə

: of or relating to a people living in northern Arizona from about a.d. 600 to about 1400 whose culture is characterized by rectangular pit houses entered through a hole in the roof, by pueblo structures on high land, by pottery shaped with paddle and anvil and fired in an oxidizing atmosphere, ball courts, and extended burial with offerings

Word History

Etymology

from Sinagua, village in northern Arizona where remains of the culture were found

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