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Zuni

Syllables: Zu·ni/ˈzuː.ni/US/ˈzu.ni/

Zuni adjective: of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

Adjective

Zuni (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

Noun

Zuni (plural Zunis or Zuni)

  1. A member of a Native American Pueblo people, native to the Zuni River valley.

Proper noun

Zuni

  1. The language traditionally spoken by members of this tribe.

Forms of Zuni

Adjective
alternative formZuñi
Noun
pluralZunis
pluralZuni

Origin of Zuni

From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

Words formed from Zuni

Phrases with Zuni

Words that rhyme with Zuni

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Questions about Zuni

What does Zuni mean?
Zuni means of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.
What part of speech is Zuni?
Zuni can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zuni?
Zuni is pronounced /ˈzuː.ni/ (UK).

Words near Zuni in the dictionary

  1. Zundert
  2. Zungaria
  3. Zungharia
  4. Zungharian
  5. Zungharians
  6. Zuni
  7. Zuni bluehead sucker
  8. Zuni bluehead suckers
  9. Zuni bowl
  10. Zuni bowls
  11. Zuni Pueblo

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