MOJAVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Mojave mean?
• MOJAVE (noun)
The noun MOJAVE has 3 senses:
1. a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
2. a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
3. the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
Familiarity information: MOJAVE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MOJAVE (noun)
Meaning:
A member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mohave; Mojave
Hypernyms ("Mojave" is a kind of...):
Hoka; Hokan (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language)
Meaning:
A desert area in southern California and western Arizona
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Mohave Desert; Mojave Desert; Mohave; Mojave
Instance hypernyms:
desert (arid land with little or no vegetation)
Meronyms (parts of "Mojave"):
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)
Holonyms ("Mojave" is a part of...):
Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
Meaning:
The Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Mohave; Mojave
Hypernyms ("Mojave" is a kind of...):
Yuman (a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico)
