"Cahokia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəˈhəʊ.ki.ə/ [UK], /kəˈhoʊ.ki.ə/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊkiə Etymology: Borrowed from Miami kahokiaki (“wild geese”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mia|kahokiaki||wild geese}} Borrowed from Miami kahokiaki (“wild geese”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cahokia
  1. A former (pre-Columbian Native American) city in present-day Illinois, now famous for its earthen mounds. Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cahokia-en-name-JGGURCFV
  2. (historical) A Native American tribe now considered extinct. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Cahokia-en-name-OG0PkrRl
  3. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi River from Saint Louis, Missouri. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Illinois, USA, Villages in the United States, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Cahokia-en-name-NKYGafrH Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 15 17 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 9 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 10 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 7 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cahokian, Cahokia Heights
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