Cliff dwellers

Cliff dwellers

Cliff Dwellers may refer to:

  • Cliff Dwellers are an Indian tribe who lived about 2,000 years ago in California

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  • cliff-dweller — n. someone who lives in a tall apartment building. □ I could never survive as a cliff dweller in a big city. □ The majority of cliff dwellers wouldn’t choose to live in any other way …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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