Hopi

ho·pi
H4O1P3I1
UK/ˈhəʊ.pi/US/ˈhoʊ.pi/

noun

A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

Similar
Hopi language
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

Hopi1

nounHopi (plural Hopis or Hopi)

plural Hopis

  1. A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.
proper noun

Hopi2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hebi.

    A Coal Mine capable of producing 450,000 tons of coal annually started operation in Hopi, Honan.

    1960 September, “1957 April-December”, in E. Stuart Kirby, editor, Contemporary China, volume III, →OCLC, page 278
    2 more examples

    Two other major coal-mining centers, each producing coking-grade bituminous coal, have been developed in Honan since the late 1950's. Hopi, in northernmost Honan, arose in 1957 on the site of a small, primitive operation in a deposit of lean coal, low in volatile content. A city was established in that year, and the mining complex was linked by a 12-mile rail spur with Tangyin, on the main Peking-Hankow line.

    1972, Theodore Shabad, “The North China Plain”, in China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 119

    Death certificates were tabulated to map morality from esophageal cancer in the 181 counties and cities of the survey. The counties with the highest incidences were Yangcheng and Hopi with rates, respectively, of 135 and 140 per 100,000. By contrast, in Hunyuan County the rate was under 2 per 100,000.

    1975 June 17, Walter Sullivan, “CHINA STUDY LINKS CANCER TO REGION”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2023, page 66

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi

Similar
Hopi language
Broader
Uto-AztecanUto-Aztecan language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hopihopi“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”
  2. EnglishHopi

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.

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Translations

Dutch Hopi
  • HopiHopi language
French Hopis, hopi
  • Hopistribe
  • hopiHopi language
Irish Hóipeach, Hóipis
  • Hóipeachtribe
  • HóipisHopi language
Polish Hopi, hopi
  • Hopitribe
  • hopiHopi language
Portuguese hopi, hopi
  • hopitribe
  • hopiHopi language
Russian хо́пи, хо́пи
  • хо́пи (xópi)tribe
  • хо́пи (xópi)Hopi language
Spanish hopi
  • hopiHopi language

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hopi

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Cite this entry
APA

Hopi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopi

MLA

“Hopi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hopi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopi.

Source: Hopi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.