英语词汇cliff dwellers的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	cliff dwellers
词源	cliff dwellers. Prehistoric people of the Southwest who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and were named Cliff Dwellers because they built their homes in caves or on the ledges of cliffs. The name is now humorously applied to residents of tall apartment houses in large cities.
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