Kiowa

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US/ˈkaɪ.əˌwɑ/US/ˈkaɪ.əwə/US/ˈkaɪ.oʊˌwɑ/

noun

A member of an indigenous people of North America, currently in Oklahoma.

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Kiowa language
Originkio Cáuigù →
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Meanings

nounKiowa (plural Kiowas or Kiowa)

plural Kiowas · alternative Kioway

  1. A member of an indigenous people of North America, currently in Oklahoma.
proper noun
  1. A language of the Kiowa-Tanoan language family.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A town, the county seat of Elbert County, Colorado.
    2. A minor city in Barber County, Kansas.
    3. An unincorporated community in Glacier County, Montana.
    4. A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska.
    5. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa

Similar
Kiowa language
Broader
TanoanTanoan language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. kioCáuigù
  2. kioCáuigù
  3. EnglishKiowa

Borrowed from Kiowa Cáuigù.

More words from kio

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Translations

Catalan kiowa
  • kiowapeople
Russian ка́йова, ка́йова
  • ка́йова (kájova)people
  • ка́йова (kájova)language
Cite this entry
APA

Kiowa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiowa

MLA

“Kiowa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiowa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kiowa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiowa.

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