Yavapai

[ yav-uh-pahy, yah-vuh- ]

noun

, plural Ya·va·pais, (especially collectively) Ya·va·pai

1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians who live in Arizona.
2. the Yuman language of the Yavapai.

Example Sentences

Arizona was still restricting their right to vote until 1948, when two Yavapai men sued over being denied ballots because they lived on a reservation, outside state boundaries.

From Los Angeles Times

Aliyah Alpert, who finished ninth in 2022, missed the bee entirely last year because she flubbed the word “recoup” in the Yavapai County spelling bee in her home state of Arizona.

From Seattle Times

Pagniano, 62, also was sentenced on May 9 to a 16 ½-year prison term for kidnapping, forgery and fraud, according to the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office.

From Seattle Times

Marine Corps captain, was 30 years old when his plane crashed during a military training exercise on July 31, 1951, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona said in a statement.

From New York Times

Yager died on July 31, 1951, according to Yavapai County officials, and now a discovery was bringing his story back to life 73 years later.

From Los Angeles Times