"Oasisamerica" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: oasis + America. Coined by anthropologist Paul Kirchhoff in 1954. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|oasis|America}} oasis + America Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Oasisamerica
  1. A broad cultural area of pre-Columbian southwestern North America, between Utah and Chihuahua, and bordering the Gulf of California, on the Mexican mainland. Wikipedia link: en:Oasisamerica, en:Paul Kirchhoff Coordinate_terms: Mesoamerica, Aridoamerica
    Sense id: en-Oasisamerica-en-name-XR0j5K~R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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