# Cahokia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈhəʊ.ki.ə/ · frequency rank #90,248

## Definitions
1. A former (pre-Columbian Native American) city in present-day Illinois, now famous for its earthen mounds.
2. A Native American tribe now considered extinct.
3. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Miami kahokiaki (“wild geese”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cahokia