Anasazi

See also: anasazi

English

Etymology

From Navajo anaasází (“enemy ancestors, ancient enemy”), from anaaʼí (“enemy”) + bizází (“their ancestors”).

Noun

Anasazi (plural Anasazis or Anasazi)

1. (dated) Synonym of Ancestral Puebloan

Translations

member of a Native American people who once lived in Utah and Colorado

• French: Anasazi m or f
• Navajo: anaasází
• Portuguese: anasazi m or f
• Russian: анаса́зи (ru) m (anasázi)
• Spanish: anasazi m or f

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Anasazi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na.sa.zi/

Noun

Anasazi m or f by sense (plural Anasazis)

1. Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan person

Related terms

• anasazi