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Arikara

  • /əˈɹɪkəɹə/

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Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).

noun Arikaras · Arikara · Arikaree · Ree

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in what is today North Dakota, who are today enrolled with the Mandan and the Hidatsa as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.

proper noun Arikaree · Ree

  1. The Caddoan language of this people.

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"Arikara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arikara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Arikara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arikara

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"Arikara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arikara.

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@misc{arikara_2026,
  title = {Arikara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arikara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}