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Shawnee
[ shaw-nee ]
noun
, plural Shaw·nees, (especially collectively) Shaw·nee.
- a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe formerly in the east-central U.S., now in Oklahoma.
- the Algonquian language of the Shawnee tribe.
- a town in E Kansas.
- a city in central Oklahoma.
Shawnee
/ ʃɔːˈniː /
noun
- -nees-nee a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Tennessee River
- the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Shawnee1
C20: back formation from obsolete Shawnese, from Shawnee Shaawanwaaki people of the south, from shaawanawa south
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Example Sentences
The winner of the primary is likely to face Shawnee County district attorney Chad Taylor in November.
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Two miles from camp they were attacked by the Shawnee Indians, and one of them was killed.
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I had no love for Shawnee or Mingo, but my mind held room for something besides schemes for bloodletting.
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Cousin was fairly out of his head with the lust to kill the chief, but the Shawnee took no chances.
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The path was well worn, and the fork we followed ended at the Scioto above Chillicothe, the principal Shawnee town.
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Then for a climax a raft struck against the bank and a low voice speaking Shawnee gave some sharp orders.
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