Definition of "kiva" []

• An underground or partly underground chamber in a Pueblo village, used by the men especially for ceremonies or councils. (noun)

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• "He made his friends its members, but he called the kiva his own."
• "At the top of the stairs you turn right into the "kiva" -- the clubhouse of the 350 Cliff Dwellers."
• "The kiva was a large circular pit three manheights deep."