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Pima has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico

"The Pima community gathered to celebrate their traditional harvest festival under the desert sun."

2

the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima

"The anthropologist spent weeks transcribing ancient texts in pima to better understand their oral traditions."

3

A member of a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico).

"The artisan chose pima cotton for the baby's blanket because its extra-long fibers made the fabric incredibly soft and durable."

4

A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)

Proper Noun
1

The dialect of O'odham spoken by the Pima

"The elder spoke to us in pima, the distinct language of his people that had been passed down through generations."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Plains Indian Uto-Aztecan
Rhyming Words
ima nima zima tima sima rima mima lima kima jima hima bima dima naima bhima chima anima shima alima akima
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