Etymology

Mohave

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Today it means: A Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert. Full definition →

Mojave Hamakhaave
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  1. Mojave · derived fromHamakhaave“beside the water”
  2. English todayMohave

From a shortened form of the endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”), spelled Mojave in Spanish.

Words from the same roots

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Mojave Desert

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