Kiowa

noun

1
plural Kiowa or Kiowas : a member of an Indigenous people of the southern Great Plains

Note: Modern-day members live as the federally recognized Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.

2
: the language of the Kiowa people

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Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: In October 2022, a 1,503-square-foot home on Kiowa Circle in San Jose sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,065. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025 On Wednesday, March 5, Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison will join us for a TVLine Spotlight conversation, the latest in a series of in-person Q&A events featuring your favorite television stars and creators. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025 The series is set in the ’70s and stars Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn who works with officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) to solve the mysteries behind violent crimes on their reservation. Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025 The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s. Peter White, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Kiowa

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Kiowa kɔ́ygú, a self-designation

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Kiowa was in 1808

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“Kiowa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kiowa. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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Kiowa

noun
Ki·​o·​wa ˈkī-ə-ˌwȯ How to pronounce Kiowa (audio) -ˌwä How to pronounce Kiowa (audio)
plural Kiowa or Kiowas
: a member of an Indigenous people of what are now Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

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