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