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Term: Timucuans

Description

Timucuans refer to a native American tribe that inhabited the southeastern United States, particularly in what is now known as Florida and Georgia. This term can also be used to describe their language and cultural practices.

Examples

Noun: Timucuans (Referring to People)

1. The Timucuans were skilled hunters and gatherers, relying on the region's rich natural resources.

2. Many Timucuans lived in organized villages, practicing agriculture and sustaining a hierarchical social structure.

Noun: Timucuan (Referring to Language/Culture)

1. The Timucuan language, once spoken by the Timucuans, is considered extinct today.

2. The Timucuan people had unique cultural practices, including ceremonial dances and elaborate artwork.

Related Products

Check out these books on Amazon related to Timucuans:

• Timucuan Village Life in Spanish Colonial Florida (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
• Culture and Environment in the Domain of the Calusa (Collected Papers in Honor of William H. Marquardt)
• A Grammar of the Timucua Language (Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas)