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Cahokia
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Etymology
en mia kahokiaki wild geese.
Pronunciation
en /kəˈhəʊ.ki.ə/ UK
en /kəˈhoʊ.ki.ə/ US
en əʊkiə 4
Proper noun
en A <<former>> (pre-Columbian Native American) <<city>> in present-day <<s/Illinois>>, now famous for its earthen mounds.
en Climate Change and the Health of Nations Anthony J. McMichael; Alistair Woodward; Cameron Muir 2017 9780190262952 170 The city of Cahokia and the surrounding villages and farms became the most extensive urban center in prehistoric North America, but the agricultural networks extended widely within the American Midwest and Southeast.
en historical A Native American tribe now considered extinct.
en village co/St. Clair County s/Illinois c/USA across the Mississippi River from city/Saint Louis, Missouri.
Derived terms
en Cahokian
en Cahokia Heights
en Native American tribes