Mohave
noun
Mo·ha·ve
variants or less commonly Mojave
mōˈhävē,
-hȧv-,
-vi
plural Mohave or Mohaves also Mojave or Mojaves
1
a
: an Indian people of the Colorado river valley in Arizona, California, and Nevada
b
: a member of such people
2
: a Yuman language of the Mohave people
Word History
Etymology
Mohave hamakhava three mountains; from the peaks near Needles, California, regarded by the Mohave as the center of their territory