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Noun: kachina
  1. A masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
     
  2. A deified spirit of the Pueblo people
     
  3. A carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift

Derived forms: kachinas

Type of: dancer, disembodied spirit, doll, dolly, professional dancer, spirit, terpsichorean

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