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Arapahoe

noun

A member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming). Synonym: Arapaho.

The Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho. Synonym: Arapaho.

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"Arapahoe" Quotes from Famous Books

... that?" he queried. "I 'm the sheriff of Arapahoe County. That's an auto bandit ahead ...

— The Cross-Cut • Courtney Ryley Cooper

... grounds for terminal. The citizens of Denver were sore at being left to one side on the great overland route and gave the proposition but a luke-warm reception. It is true, County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, in which Denver is located, ordered an election in August, 1867, to vote on the proposition of issuing two hundred thousand dollars in bonds in favor of such a branch line. The election resulted in an overwhelming majority in favor of ...

— The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad - Its Projectors, Construction and History • W. F. Bailey

Words linked to "Arapahoe" : Algonquin, Plains Indian, Algonquian, Buffalo Indian, Algonquian language