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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TEWAN

TEWAN Te "wan, n. (Ethnol.)

Defn: A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Tewa

Te wa |ˈtāwə, ˈtē -ˈteɪwə | ▶noun ( pl. same or Tewas ) 1 a member of a Pueblo Indian people of the Rio Grande area in the southwestern US. 2 the Tanoan language of this people. Do not confuse with Tiwa. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN from Spanish Tegua or directly from the Tewa self-designation téwa.

Oxford Dictionary

Tewa

Tewa |ˈteɪwə | ▶noun ( pl. same or Tewas ) 1 a member of a Pueblo Indian people of the Rio Grande area in the south-western US. 2 [ mass noun ] the Tanoan language of the Tewa, with fewer than 3,000 speakers. Compare with Tiwa. ▶adjective relating to the Tewa or their language. ORIGIN from Tewa téwa ‘moccasins ’.