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Tonkawa

Tonkawa noun: a member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.

tonkawa: a member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas
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Noun

Tonkawa (plural Tonkawas or Tonkawa)

  1. A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.

Proper noun

Tonkawa

  1. The extinct language once spoken by these people.
  2. A city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.

Forms of Tonkawa

pluralTonkawas
pluralTonkawa

Origin of Tonkawa

From Wichita tonkaweya (“those who stay together”), compare Tonkawa Tickanwa•tic (“(a) genuine people”).

Words formed from Tonkawa

Questions about Tonkawa

What does Tonkawa mean?
Tonkawa means a member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.
What part of speech is Tonkawa?
Tonkawa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Tonkawa?
The plural of Tonkawa is Tonkawas.

Words near Tonkawa in the dictionary

  1. tonka bean
  2. tonka beans
  3. tonkatsu
  4. tonkatsu sauce
  5. tonkatsu sauces
  6. Tonkawa
  7. Tonkawan
  8. Tonkawans
  9. Tonkawas
  10. tonked
  11. tonker

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