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[ pee-muh ] / ˈpi mə /
noun, plural Pi·mas, (especially collectively) Pi·ma for 1. a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Pima Indians, closely related to Papago. Origin of PimaFirst recorded in 1810–15; from American Spanish, earlier Pimahitos, from 16th-century Pima (Spanish spelling) pimahaitu “nothing” Words nearby Pimapilum, Pilumnus, pilus, pilus incarnatus, PIM, Pima, Pima cotton, Piman, pimelic acid, pimelo-, pimelopterygium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for PimaHis friend Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik was one of the first to suggest he run about a year ago. Dr. Richard Carmona Faces a Tough Race as the Democratic Candidate for Senate in Arizona|Terry Greene Sterling|May 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST But Pima County sheriff's spokesman Dawn Barkman said Ready was not a suspect in that particular crime. Jason Todd Ready, an Arizona White Supremacist, Kills Four, Then Himself|Terry Greene Sterling|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST After deliberating for about a day, 11 women and one man sentenced Forde to death in Pima County Superior Court on Tuesday. Shawna Forde Sentenced to Death|Terry Greene Sterling|February 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST Some 3,500 people in the Pima County area have lost services, he said, with more than 10,000 suffering from the cuts statewide. Jared Loughner's Mental Health Could Determine His Punishment|Eve Conant|January 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Pima County Tea Party, which operates in Tucson, condemned the attack but also cautioned against political exploitation. After Giffords Shooting, Tea Party Under Siege|Benjamin Sarlin|January 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST He talked quite a while in the Pima tongue, in an earnest, spirited manner. Forty Years Among the Indians|Daniel W. Jones The reference to the pottery making reminds me of Pima arts. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights|J. William Lloyd Matt blamed himself for not insisting on going with Clip to meet Pima Pete. Motor Matt's Race|Stanley R. Matthews The Pima do not call themselves Pima, but O-otam, "men," "people." Original Narratives of Early American History|Vaca and Others Nevertheless, the Pima belongs to the same class—being, apparently, more especially akin to the Tarahumara. Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
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