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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Kiva

· Ki·va · IPA /ˈkiː.və/
01 n. 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…
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    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.