"Miwok" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmiwɑk/ [US], /ˈmiːwɒk/ [UK]
Etymology: Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Miwok
  1. The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these groups. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Derived forms: Bay Miwok, Bodega Miwok, Coast Miwok, Lake Miwok, Marin Miwok, Miwokan, Plains Miwok, Sierra Miwok, Valley Miwok
    Sense id: en-Miwok-en-name-DGS0TZvn Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 66 34 Disambiguation of Languages: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Miwuk, Mewuk

Noun

IPA: /ˈmiwɑk/ [US], /ˈmiːwɒk/ [UK] Forms: Miwoks [plural], Miwok [plural]
Etymology: Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Miwok}} Miwok (plural Miwoks or Miwok)
  1. A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California. Categories (place): Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Miwok-en-noun-3OB6jFJf Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Miwuk, Mewuk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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