Sinagua

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proper noun

A pre-Columbian culture that existed from 500 AD to 1425 AD in the desert of present day Arizona.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA pre-Columbian culture that existed from 500 AD to 1425 AD in the desert of present day Arizona.

Origin

From the Spanish words for "without water", sin agua; a reference to the desert climate where these people lived.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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