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Arapaho

US/əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/

Arapaho noun: a member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.

Noun

Arapaho (plural Arapahos or Arapaho)

  1. A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.

Proper noun

Arapaho

  1. The Algonquian language of this people.
  2. A town, the county seat of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States.

Forms of Arapaho

pluralArapahos
pluralArapaho

Origin of Arapaho

From a Siouan language, perhaps Hidatsa arúpahu (“Arapaho person”) or Crow aaraxpéahu (“tattooed person”).

Words formed from Arapaho

Questions about Arapaho

What does Arapaho mean?
Arapaho means a member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.
What part of speech is Arapaho?
Arapaho can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arapaho?
Arapaho is pronounced /əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of Arapaho?
The plural of Arapaho is Arapahos.

Words near Arapaho in the dictionary

  1. aranzadas
  2. Araona
  3. ARAP
  4. arapahite
  5. arapahites
  6. Arapaho
  7. Arapahoe
  8. Arapahoe County
  9. Arapahoes
  10. Arapahos
  11. arapaima

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