Hopi

[ hoh-pee ]

noun

, plural Ho·pis, (especially collectively) Ho·pi

1. a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Hopi or their language.

Hopi

/ ˈhəʊpɪ /

noun

1. -pis-pi a member of a North American Indian people of NE Arizona
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hopi¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; from Hopi hópi “a Hopi person,” literally, “good, peaceable”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hopi¹

from Hopi Hópi peaceful

Example Sentences

While giving back local control was Trump’s stated rationale, tribes in the area, like the Diné, Ute, Hopi, and Zuni, had been working for years to protect the two iconic and culturally significant sites.

From Salon

There are other Indigenous cultures that speak about this: the Hopi tribe, the Dogon tribe in West Africa, the Lakota tribes.

From Los Angeles Times

For the Hopi, the mountains provided life-giving rain and spiritual sustenance while the Havasupai’s creation story is centered on the four peaks, which they believed were at the center of the earth.

From Los Angeles Times

Biden won Arizona by about 10,500 votes, as voter turnout surged on the Navajo and Hopi reservations.

From Seattle Times

It also was approved this week by the San Juan Southern Paiute and Hopi tribes.

From Seattle Times