Maricopa

[ mar-i-koh-puh ]

noun

, plural Mar·i·co·pas, (especially collectively) Mar·i·co·pa

1. a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
2. the Yuman language of the Maricopa.

Example Sentences

At the Maricopa County Ballot Tabulating Center in Arizona, two layers of security fencing surround the building.

From Los Angeles Times

Another complication in Arizona is that voters in Maricopa County, the state’s most populous, are being asked to complete the longest ballot they have seen in nearly two decades, Orey said.

From Los Angeles Times

The stakes of Arizona’s election are evident at the Maricopa County Ballot Tabulating Center, where the ballot count is expected to last days.

From Los Angeles Times

Maricopa County, the most populous in the state, has 4.5 million residents and is the fastest growing county in the United States.

From Salon

Gates suffered from post-traumatic stress and for a variety of reasons is not running for re-election as Maricopa supervisor this year.

From BBC