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单词 Chumash
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Definition of Chumash in English:

Chumash

nounPlural 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.

Origin

Chumash, literally ‘islander’.

Definition of Chumash in US English:

Chumash

nounˈCHo͞oˌmaSH
  • 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.

Origin

Chumash, literally ‘islander’.

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