Miwok Definition
mēwŏk
miwoks
noun
A member of a Native American people formerly composed of numerous groups inhabiting central California from the Sierra Nevada foothills to the San Francisco Bay area, with a small present-day population in the same region.
American Heritage
Any of the Penutian languages of this people.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Moquelumnan
Origin of Miwok
Central Sierra Miwok míw•ɨ•k people
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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