Definition of Rancherias

1. rancheria [n] - See also: rancheria

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rancherias

rance
ranced
rancel
rancels
rances
rancescent
ranch
ranch dressing
ranch hand
ranch house
ranchburger
ranchburgers
ranched
rancher
rancheria
rancherias (current term)
ranchero
ranchero sauce
ranchero sauces
rancheroes
rancheros
ranchers
ranches
ranchette
ranchettes
ranchhand
ranchhands
ranching
ranchings
ranchland

Literary usage of Rancherias

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"... rancherias or villages of small extent, more or less numerously populated and close together as the means of sustaining life were more or less abundant. ..."

2. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"... rancherias or villages of small extent, more or less numerously populated and close together as the means of sustaining life were more or less abundant. ..."

3. Spanish Institutions of the Southwest by Frank Wilson Blackmar (1891)
"1 It was further provided that " rancherias situated at a distance from the ... 2 The rancherias not containing twenty-five families formed wards or ..."

4. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1912)
"Effects of Leaving Neophytes at Their rancherias.—Fr. Lasuen for Religious Tolerance. ... rancherias ..."

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