noun
1. a member of a North American Indian people of the Gila river valley in Arizona
2. the Yuman language spoken by the Maricopa and the Halchidhoma
• Hypernyms: ↑Yuman
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\\ˌmarəˈkōpə\ noun (plural maricopa or maricopas)Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an Indian people of the Gila river valley, Arizona
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Yuman language of the Maricopa and Halchidhoma peoples
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/mar'i koh"peuh/, n., pl. Maricopas, (esp. collectively) Maricopa for 1.
1. a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
2. the Yuman language of the Maricopa.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.