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Paiute

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Noun

1. paiute, piute

a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States

2. paiute

the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute

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Paiute

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noun
1. plural -utes or -ute
a member of either of two Native American peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs
2. 
the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

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Paiute

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nounWord forms: plural ˈPaiutes or ˈPaiute
1. 
a member of a North American Indian people living in Nevada, E California, S Utah, and NW Arizona
2. 
either of two Uto-Aztecan languages spoken by the Paiutes

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Paiute

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n. pl. Paiute or Pai·utes also Piute or Pi·utes
1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting eastern Oregon, western Nevada, and adjacent areas of northeast California. Also called Northern Paiute.
2. A member of a Native American people inhabiting southern Utah and Nevada, northern Arizona, and adjacent areas of southeast California. Also called Southern Paiute.

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