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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ka•chi•na (kə chē′nə),USA pronunciation n. - Mythologyany of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers.
- Anthropologya Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform.
- Mythologya masked dancer impersonating such a spirit at a Hopi religious ritual.
- AnthropologySee kachina doll.
Also, katcina, katchina. - Keresan (Santa Ana) k'â·cina (or a cognate word)
- Hopi ḳacína
- 1885–90
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