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Nov 28, 2009
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ka•chi•na



Pronunciation: (ku-chē'nu), [key]
—n.
1. any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers.
2. a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform.
3. a masked dancer impersonating such a spirit at a Hopi religious ritual.
4. See kachina doll. Also,katcina,katchina.

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