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Meaning of CAZIQUE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
 
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 Synonyms: cacique
 
 See Also: American oriole, Cacicus, genus Cacicus, New World oriole, oriole

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca*zique"\, Cazic \Ca*zic"\, n. [Sp. Cacique, fr. the
language of Hayti.]
A chief or petty king among some tribes of Indians in
America.
 

 

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