Rancheria

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A Mexican herdsman's hut.
  • n. A village of these huts.
  • n. Southwestern U.S. A rural Native American settlement.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dwelling place of a ranchero.
  • n. A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts, esp. for Indians.
  • n. Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Mexico, the dwelling-place of a ranchero or of rancheros; a herdsman's hut, or a village of herders; hence, a settlement, more or less permanent, of Indians.
    • Word Usage
    "He knew of a depository of wax-candles, and the church of the rancheria was the place in which they were kept."
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