Rancheria

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rancheria \Ran`che*ri"a\ (r[.a]n`ch[asl]"r[=e]"[.a]), n. [Sp.
     rancheria.]
     1. A dwelling place of a ranchero.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts,


        esp. for Indians. [Sp. Amer. & Southwestern U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the
        pagan tribes.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]