Pronunciation : Ki"va, n. [Hopi name
Part of Speech : sacred
Definition : Defn: 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.
chamber.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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