Kiva

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  • noun. An underground or partly underground chamber in a Pueblo village, used by the men especially for ceremonies or councils.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sacred chamber, wholly or partly underground, in which many of the religious ceremonials of the Pueblo Indians are performed. Also estufa.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a Pueblo village, used as an assembly room in religious rites or as a men's dormitory. It is commonly lighted and entered from an opening in the roof.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.
  • Word Usage
    "He made his friends its members, but he called the kiva his own."
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