variants
or less commonly Piute
1
plural Paiute or Paiutes also Piute or Piutes
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples originally inhabiting western and southern parts of the U.S. Great Basin
2
: either of the two Uto-Aztecan languages of the Paiute people
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The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, whose land crosses the Utah-Arizona border, advised its citizens to record encounters with ICE, ask for agents' badges and keep the door closed and ask for a warrant if approached at home.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The viewer might not pick up on some of the nuances between the Shoshone, the Ute, and the Paiute, but there are nuances like fringe.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
On Paiute Court, Fremont, in February 2023, a 4,091-square-foot home was sold for $2,700,000, a price per square foot of $660.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Led and carried out during the fall of 1857 primarily by a local militia made up of LDS members, with some support from Southern Paiute peoples, the mass murder resulted in the death of over 100 in what is now known as southern Utah.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The viewer might not pick up on some of the nuances between the Shoshone, the Ute, and the Paiute, but there are nuances like fringe.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
On Paiute Court, Fremont, in February 2023, a 4,091-square-foot home was sold for $2,700,000, a price per square foot of $660.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Led and carried out during the fall of 1857 primarily by a local militia made up of LDS members, with some support from Southern Paiute peoples, the mass murder resulted in the death of over 100 in what is now known as southern Utah.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Paiute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paiute. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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Paiute
noun
Pai·ute
ˈpī-ˌ(y)üt 
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California
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