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

kiva \ki"va\, n. hopi name, sacred chamber.
   a large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a pueblo
   village, used as an assembly room in religious rites or as a
   men's dormitory. it is commonly lighted and entered from an
   opening in the roof.
   webster 1913 suppl.

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