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单词 kiva
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kiva

[ kee-vuh ]
/ ˈki və /

noun

a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.

Origin of kiva

1870–75, Americanism;<Hopi kíva (ki- house + unidentified element)

Words nearby kiva

kitty-cornered, Kittyhawk, Kitwe, Kitzbühel, Kiushu, kiva, kiver, Kivu, Kiwanis, Kiwano, kiwi
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British Dictionary definitions for kiva

kiva
/ (ˈkiːvə) /

noun

a large underground or partly underground room in a Pueblo Indian village, used chiefly for religious ceremonies

Word Origin for kiva

from Hopi
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