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MAIDU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Maidu mean?
• MAIDU (noun)
The noun MAIDU has 2 senses:
1. a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
2. a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
Familiarity information: MAIDU used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Maidu" is a kind of...):
Penutian (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Maidu; Pujunan
Hypernyms ("Maidu" is a kind of...):
Penutian (a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California)
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