southwesterners
Texans and Arizonans
Southwesterners are people who live in or come from the southwestern region of a place, most commonly the southwestern United States—Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and parts of Texas, Colorado, and Utah.
The term carries cultural connotations of desert landscapes, Native American and Hispanic heritage, and distinctive regional cuisine and architecture.
Southwesterners are accustomed to the dry heat.
Residents of a southwestern state
- ArizonansResidents of a southwestern state
- New MexicansResidents of a southwestern state
- OklahomansResidents of a Plains state
- AngelenosResidents of a major California metropolis
Nevadans · Coloradans · Phoenicians · Tucsonans · locals · residents · natives · citizens
To leave behind completely
- aridDevoid of water
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
arroyo · saguaro · chaparral · creosote · yucca · tumbleweed · sandstorms · monsoons
Blue-green opaque gemstone
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- kachinaCarved ceremonial spirit figure
- frybreadFried flatbread, Indigenous origins
- chilePungent Capsicum pod
tamales · bolo · fiesta · mariachi · corridos · ranchera · pottery · weavings
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- prospectorsMineral deposit searchers
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
conquistadors · land grants · ranchos · statehood · territory · frontier · trails · mining towns
Southwestern indigenous people
- HopiPueblo people of Arizona
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- ChicanosMexican-Americans embracing cultural identity
Tejanos · mestizo · Indigenous · tribal · ancestral · elders · traditions · ceremonies
Texans
Residents of a southwestern state
- ArizonansResidents of a southwestern state
- New MexicansResidents of a southwestern state
- OklahomansResidents of a Plains state
Angelenos · Nevadans · Coloradans · Phoenicians · Tucsonans · locals · residents · natives · citizens · inhabitants
desert
To leave behind completely
canyon · arroyo · saguaro · chaparral · creosote · yucca · tumbleweed · sandstorms · monsoons · drought
turquoise
Blue-green opaque gemstone
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- kachinaCarved ceremonial spirit figure
- frybreadFried flatbread, Indigenous origins
chile · tamales · bolo · fiesta · mariachi · corridos · ranchera · pottery · weavings · silverwork
pioneers
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- prospectorsMineral deposit searchers
missionaries · conquistadors · land grants · ranchos · statehood · territory · frontier · trails · mining towns · ghost towns
Navajo
Southwestern indigenous people
- HopiPueblo people of Arizona
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
Chicanos · Tejanos · mestizo · Indigenous · tribal · ancestral · elders · traditions · ceremonies · reservations
southwesternersnortheasterners
People from that region
northeasterner · New Englanders · northerners · easterners · northwesterners
southwesternersnortheasterners
People from that region
New Englanders · northwesterners · southerners · Yankees · Mainers