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Luiseño

Luiseño noun: a member of an American Indian people of southern California, living in what is now Orange County and in neighboring areas of San Diego County and Los Angeles County.

Noun

Luiseño (plural Luiseños or Luiseño)

  1. A member of an American Indian people of southern California, living in what is now Orange County and in neighboring areas of San Diego County and Los Angeles County.

Proper noun

Luiseño

  1. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Luiseño people, related to Cahuilla and Cupeño.

Forms of Luiseño

pluralLuiseños
pluralLuiseño

Origin of Luiseño

Borrowed from Spanish luiseño, from the name of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia + -eño.

Questions about Luiseño

What does Luiseño mean?
Luiseño means a member of an American Indian people of southern California, living in what is now Orange County and in neighboring areas of San Diego County and Los Angeles County.
What part of speech is Luiseño?
Luiseño can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Luiseño?
The plural of Luiseño is Luiseños.

Words near Luiseño in the dictionary

  1. Luikart
  2. Luikarts
  3. Luina
  4. luing
  5. Luis
  6. Luiseño
  7. Luiseños
  8. Luisi
  9. Luisian
  10. Luisiana
  11. Luisis

Source and license

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