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Definition of mocoties

mocoties

/moʊkoʊˈtiːɛz/
Mo · co · ti · es
Plural:mocoties
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mocoties Lexical Profile

• noun

1

Members of an indigenous ethnic group that historically inhabited the Andean region of present-day Venezuela, particularly in the state of Mérida.

Example

"Archaeological evidence suggests that the Mocoties maintained complex agricultural terraces in the Andean highlands long before European contact."

2

A river in the Venezuelan Andes that flows through the Mérida state, giving its name to the surrounding agricultural valley.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the indigenous Timoto-Cuica languages, referring to the Mocotíes people who originally inhabited the Andean valleys of modern-day Venezuela.

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