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YUMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Yuman language spoken by the Yuma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Yuma" is a kind of...):
Yuman (a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Yuma" is a part of...):
Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Yuma" is a kind of...):
Hoka; Hokan (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages)