Zu·ni 1 (zo?o?n?) also Zu·ñi (-ny?)n. pl. Zuni or Zu·nis also Zuñi or Zu·ñis 1. A member of a Pueblo people located in western New Mexico.2. The language of the Zuni, of no known linguistic affiliation.Zu?ni, Zu?ñi adj.Zu·ni 2 (zo?o?n?) also Zu·ñi (-ny?) A pueblo of northwest New Mexico west of Albuquerque.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.