mission ındians

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Definition of mission ındians in English English dictionary
Mission Indians: plural form of Mission Indian
Mission Indian: A Native American who lived in any one of the Catholic Missions of Alta California
Prior to the American conquest of California 1846-1848, some of the secularized Mission Indian families obtained formal Mexican land grants.
Mission Indian: A Native American who lived in one of the Catholic Missions in Southern California
What are to-day known as the Mission Indians are those Shoshonean and Yuman peoples who occupy the portion of southern California which lies between the principal mountain ranges and the sea.

mission ındians

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mis·sion ındians

mîşın îndiınz

/ˈməsʜən ˈəndēənz/ /ˈmɪʃən ˈɪndiːənz/

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