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单词 kiva
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Definition of kiva in English:

kiva

noun ˈkiːvəˈkēvə
  • A chamber, built wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.

    地下礼堂(普韦布洛印第安人用来举行宗教仪式的地下或半地下建筑)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pueblo kivas were built long before the Catholics came.
    • By 450 AD they were making pottery, and by 700-900 great kivas (round ceremonial chambers) were being built.
    • Tensions worsened when Spanish soldiers under Governor Juan Francisco Trevino sacked the Pueblos' sacred kivas.
    • Several years ago, we built an outdoor celebration circle in the shape of a pueblo kiva where we begin the Easter sunrise services.
    • Intriguing acoustic effects have also been noted at sites in the Americas, from Anasazi kivas in New Mexico, to Chichen Itza on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Hopi kíva.

Definition of kiva in US English:

kiva

nounˈkēvə
  • A chamber, built wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.

    地下礼堂(普韦布洛印第安人用来举行宗教仪式的地下或半地下建筑)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pueblo kivas were built long before the Catholics came.
    • Several years ago, we built an outdoor celebration circle in the shape of a pueblo kiva where we begin the Easter sunrise services.
    • Tensions worsened when Spanish soldiers under Governor Juan Francisco Trevino sacked the Pueblos' sacred kivas.
    • By 450 AD they were making pottery, and by 700-900 great kivas (round ceremonial chambers) were being built.
    • Intriguing acoustic effects have also been noted at sites in the Americas, from Anasazi kivas in New Mexico, to Chichen Itza on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Hopi kíva.

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