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Sinagua

Sinagua proper noun: a pre-Columbian culture that existed from 500 AD to 1425 AD in the desert of present day Arizona.

Proper noun

Sinagua

  1. (historical) A pre-Columbian culture that existed from 500 AD to 1425 AD in the desert of present day Arizona.

Origin of Sinagua

From the Spanish words for "without water", sin agua; a reference to the desert climate where these people lived.

Questions about Sinagua

What does Sinagua mean?
Sinagua means a pre-Columbian culture that existed from 500 AD to 1425 AD in the desert of present day Arizona.
What part of speech is Sinagua?
Sinagua is a proper noun.

Words near Sinagua in the dictionary

  1. Sinaean
  2. Sinaeans
  3. Sinagra
  4. Sinagras
  5. sinagrin
  6. Sinagua
  7. Sinai
  8. Sinai Peninsula
  9. Sinaic
  10. Sinait
  11. Sinaitic

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