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Tarahumara

Tarahumara noun: an indigenous ethnic group of the Americas, inhabiting the state of Chihuahua in Mexico.

Noun

Tarahumara pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An indigenous ethnic group of the Americas, inhabiting the state of Chihuahua in Mexico.
    • The Tarahumara are renowned for their long-distance running ability.

Proper noun

Tarahumara

  1. The Uto-Aztecan language of these people.

Forms of Tarahumara

alternative formTarahumar
alternative formTarahumare
alternative formTarahumari

Words formed from Tarahumara

Questions about Tarahumara

What does Tarahumara mean?
Tarahumara means an indigenous ethnic group of the Americas, inhabiting the state of Chihuahua in Mexico.
What part of speech is Tarahumara?
Tarahumara can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Tarahumara in the dictionary

  1. tarafdars
  2. tarafs
  3. Tarago
  4. Tarah
  5. Tarahumar
  6. Tarahumara
  7. Tarahumaran
  8. Tarahumarans
  9. Tarahumare
  10. Tarahumari
  11. tarai

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