Yumas \Yu"mas\, n. pl.; sing. Yuma. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts
of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and
cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc.
Note: The a wider sense, the term sometimes includes the
Mohaves and other allied tribes.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |