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Arikara en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈɹɪkəɹə/

Etymology

Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).

Meanings

1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in what is today North Dakota, who are today enrolled with the Mandan and the Hidatsa as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Ree		alternative	lexicographic
Arikaree		alternative	lexicographic
Arikaras	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Arikara	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Arikara squash

Arikara en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /əˈɹɪkəɹə/

Etymology

Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).

Meanings

1. The Caddoan language of this people.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Arikaree		alternative	lexicographic
Ree		alternative	lexicographic

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Arikara terms