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rancheria
ran·che·ri·a [ ràn chə rə ] (plural ran·che·ri·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
Southwestern U.S. Mexican hut: a hut or a group of huts used by a Mexican shepherd or a group of shepherds
[Early 17th century. < American Spanish ranchería< rancho (see ranch)]
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