Hia C-ed O'odham

noun

A group of Native Americans who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of southeastern Arizona and northwestern Mexico; closely related to the Tohono O'odham.

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Sand Papago
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Meanings

nounHia C-ed O'odham pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA group of Native Americans who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of southeastern Arizona and northwestern Mexico; closely related to the Tohono O'odham.

    Synonyms: Sand Papago

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of Native Americans who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of southeastern Arizona and northwestern Mexico; closely related to the Tohono O'odham.

Similar
Sand Papago
Also see
sand papago

Origin

From O'odham hia (“sand”) + -c'eḑ (“locative suffix”) + o'odham (“people”), thus "sand people".

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APA

Hia C-ed O'odham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hia%20C-ed%20O'odham

MLA

“Hia C-ed O'odham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hia%20C-ed%20O'odham. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hia C-ed O'odham,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hia%20C-ed%20O'odham.

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