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Definition of Chumash in English: ChumashnounPlural ChumashesˈtʃuːmaʃˈCHo͞oˌmaSH 1A member of a North American people inhabiting coastal parts of southern California. 丘马什人(美洲印第安部落成员,居于加利福尼亚南部沿海地区) Example sentencesExamples - For much of the past two centuries, the Chumash of Santa Ynez lived in anonymity and abject poverty.
- First known inhabitants of this sunshine state were Chumash people who tell of ancestors springing from seeds provided by Earth Goddess.
- For their native inhabitants, the Chumash, the islands represent loss: Centuries of island life ended in the early 1800s when Mission priests relocated the Chumash to the mainland.
- They fought a lot too, with each other and with their neighbors, the Chumash, who lived north of Topa-nga, and the Ajachmen to the south.
- The local Indians, the Chumash, had a legend of something that translates roughly to ‘mouth of hell’ - a place where demons emerge from the netherworld and walk the earth.
2mass noun The extinct Hokan language of the Chumash. 丘马什人已消亡的霍卡语 Example sentencesExamples - He can speak Chumash, Spanish and English, and in fact, English is his third language.
- Their language was apparently largely related to the Chumash spoken by the Indians on the mainland of Santa Barbara country.
adjectiveˈtʃuːmaʃˈCHo͞oˌmaSH Relating to the Chumash or their language. (与)丘马什人(有关)的;(与)丘马什人的霍卡语(有关)的 Example sentencesExamples - Eight to nine-thousand year old stone tools recovered from California's Channel Islands resemble those used for boat-building much more recently by Chumash Indians.
- She said that the project helps people of all ages understand a basic lesson for all time: ‘One of the most precious things that the Chumash people lost is their land.’
- After much thought, the next creation was the Rainbow Bridge so that the wise grandmother goddess could lead Chumash people to cross over in safety.
- The origin of the name Ojai is uncertain: One possibility is the Chumash word for ‘nest,’ and that seems reasonable, given the mountain-sheltered setting.
- Gambling proceeds pay for free medical care at a modern Chumash clinic and subsidize private schooling, tutors and college tuition.
OriginChumash, literally ‘islander’. Definition of Chumash in US English: ChumashnounˈCHo͞oˌmaSH 1A member of a North American people inhabiting coastal parts of southern California. 丘马什人(美洲印第安部落成员,居于加利福尼亚南部沿海地区) Example sentencesExamples - First known inhabitants of this sunshine state were Chumash people who tell of ancestors springing from seeds provided by Earth Goddess.
- For much of the past two centuries, the Chumash of Santa Ynez lived in anonymity and abject poverty.
- They fought a lot too, with each other and with their neighbors, the Chumash, who lived north of Topa-nga, and the Ajachmen to the south.
- The local Indians, the Chumash, had a legend of something that translates roughly to ‘mouth of hell’ - a place where demons emerge from the netherworld and walk the earth.
- For their native inhabitants, the Chumash, the islands represent loss: Centuries of island life ended in the early 1800s when Mission priests relocated the Chumash to the mainland.
2The Hokan language of the Chumash. 丘马什人已消亡的霍卡语 Example sentencesExamples - Their language was apparently largely related to the Chumash spoken by the Indians on the mainland of Santa Barbara country.
- He can speak Chumash, Spanish and English, and in fact, English is his third language.
adjectiveˈCHo͞oˌmaSH Relating to the Chumash or their language. (与)丘马什人(有关)的;(与)丘马什人的霍卡语(有关)的 Example sentencesExamples - After much thought, the next creation was the Rainbow Bridge so that the wise grandmother goddess could lead Chumash people to cross over in safety.
- She said that the project helps people of all ages understand a basic lesson for all time: ‘One of the most precious things that the Chumash people lost is their land.’
- The origin of the name Ojai is uncertain: One possibility is the Chumash word for ‘nest,’ and that seems reasonable, given the mountain-sheltered setting.
- Eight to nine-thousand year old stone tools recovered from California's Channel Islands resemble those used for boat-building much more recently by Chumash Indians.
- Gambling proceeds pay for free medical care at a modern Chumash clinic and subsidize private schooling, tutors and college tuition.
OriginChumash, literally ‘islander’. |