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Definition of Mescalero in English: MescaleronounPlural Mescaleros ˌmɛskəˈlɛːrəʊ 1A member of an Apache people of New Mexico. Example sentencesExamples - Before colonization the Mescalero lived in what are now south-central New Mexico, the Davis Mountains of Texas, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
- Once the Mescaleros arrived at the reservation, Kit Carson reluctantly rounded up the Navahos under orders from General Carleton.
- In 1862, there were fewer than a thousand Mescaleros living in scattered bands between the Rio Grande and the Pecos.
- The Mescaleros, like the Jicarilla, are an Eastern Apache tribe, with many cultural influences from the Southern Great Plains.
2mass noun The Athabaskan language of the Mescalero. Example sentencesExamples - The Southwestern Athapaskan language, sometimes called Apachean, has seven dialects: Navajo, Western Apache, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Jicarilla, Lipan, and Kiowa-Apache.
adjective ˌmɛskəˈlɛːrəʊ Relating to the Mescalero or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Antonio's maternal grandfather, a Mescalero Apache, had a major influence on him.
- A Mescalero Apache Indian, Antoinette performed in three of Smith's productions in 1969 and 1970.
- Now we have a memorial that is a fitting tribute to the enduring suffering of the Navajo from 1863 to 1868, and to the Mescalero Apache who shared their plight.
- Other campgrounds are maintained by the Mescalero Apache, the San Carlos Apache, and the White Mountain Apache.
- In 1863-1864, under Colonel Christopher ‘Kit ‘Carson, the troops rounded up Mescalero Apaches and Navajos and confined them on a bleak reservation far from their homelands.’
OriginSpanish, literally 'people of the mescal', with reference to their traditional use of the flesh of the mescal plant as part of their staple diet. Definition of Mescalero in US English: Mescaleronounˌmeskəˈlerō 1A member of an Apache people of New Mexico. Example sentencesExamples - Before colonization the Mescalero lived in what are now south-central New Mexico, the Davis Mountains of Texas, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
- The Mescaleros, like the Jicarilla, are an Eastern Apache tribe, with many cultural influences from the Southern Great Plains.
- Once the Mescaleros arrived at the reservation, Kit Carson reluctantly rounded up the Navahos under orders from General Carleton.
- In 1862, there were fewer than a thousand Mescaleros living in scattered bands between the Rio Grande and the Pecos.
2The Athabaskan language of the Mescalero. Example sentencesExamples - The Southwestern Athapaskan language, sometimes called Apachean, has seven dialects: Navajo, Western Apache, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Jicarilla, Lipan, and Kiowa-Apache.
adjectiveˌmeskəˈlerō Relating to the Mescalero or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Other campgrounds are maintained by the Mescalero Apache, the San Carlos Apache, and the White Mountain Apache.
- A Mescalero Apache Indian, Antoinette performed in three of Smith's productions in 1969 and 1970.
- In 1863-1864, under Colonel Christopher ‘Kit ‘Carson, the troops rounded up Mescalero Apaches and Navajos and confined them on a bleak reservation far from their homelands.’
- Now we have a memorial that is a fitting tribute to the enduring suffering of the Navajo from 1863 to 1868, and to the Mescalero Apache who shared their plight.
- Antonio's maternal grandfather, a Mescalero Apache, had a major influence on him.
OriginSpanish, literally ‘people of the mescal’, with reference to their traditional use of the mescal plant as part of their staple diet. |