Anasazi

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UK/ˌɑː.nəˈsɑː.ziː/US/ˌæ.nəˈsɑ.zi/US/ˌɑ.nəˈsɑ.zi/

noun

Synonym of Ancestral Puebloan.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounAnasazi (plural Anasazis or Anasazi)

plural Anasazis

  1. datedSynonym of Ancestral Puebloan.

    Synonyms: Ancestral Puebloan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Ancestral Puebloan.

Origin

  1. Navajoanaasází“enemy ancestors, ancient enemy”
  2. EnglishAnasazi

From Navajo anaasází (“enemy ancestors, ancient enemy”), from anaaʼí (“enemy”) + bizází (“their ancestors”).

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Translations

French Anasazi
  • Anasazimember of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado
Polish Anasazi
  • Anasazimember of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado
Portuguese anasazi
  • anasazimember of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado
Russian анаса́зи
  • анаса́зи (anasázi)member of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado
Spanish anasazi
  • anasazimember of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Anasazi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anasazi

MLA

“Anasazi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anasazi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anasazi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anasazi.

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