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Coahuiltecan

Coahuiltecan noun: a member of any of various small, autonomous bands of Native Americans who inhabited the Rio Grande valley in what is now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Noun

Coahuiltecan (plural Coahuiltecans or Coahuiltecan)

  1. A member of any of various small, autonomous bands of Native Americans who inhabited the Rio Grande valley in what is now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Adjective

Coahuiltecan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to these people or their languages.
  2. (historical) Belonging to a proposed Native American language family associated with these people.

Forms of Coahuiltecan

pluralCoahuiltecans
pluralCoahuiltecan

Questions about Coahuiltecan

What does Coahuiltecan mean?
Coahuiltecan means a member of any of various small, autonomous bands of Native Americans who inhabited the Rio Grande valley in what is now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
What part of speech is Coahuiltecan?
Coahuiltecan can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Coahuiltecan?
The plural of Coahuiltecan is Coahuiltecans.

Words near Coahuiltecan in the dictionary

  1. Coahoma
  2. Coahoma County
  3. Coahuila
  4. Coahuila de Zaragoza
  5. Coahuila y Tejas
  6. Coahuiltecan
  7. Coahuiltecans
  8. Coahuilteco
  9. coaita
  10. coaitas
  11. coaiti

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