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Mo·ha·ve

also Mo·ja·ve (mō-hä′vē)

n. pl. Mohave or Mo·ha·ves also Mojave or Mo·ja·ves

1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting lands along the lower Colorado River on the Arizona-California border.

2. The Yuman language of the Mohave.

[Mohave hàmakháav.]

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Mohave

(məʊˈhɑːvɪ) or

Mojave

npl -ves or -ve

1. (Peoples) a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Colorado River

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Yuman family

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Noun	1.	Mohave - a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California Mojave Hoka, Hokan - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
	2.	Mohave - a desert area in southern California and western Arizona Mohave Desert, Mojave Desert, Mojave Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes Death Valley - a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
	3.	Mohave - the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave Mojave Yuman - a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico

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