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Co⋅chise

[koh-chees]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a prehistoric American Indian culture of southeastern Arizona, dating from around 9000 b.c.

Origin:
named after Cochise County, Arizona

Co⋅chise

[koh-chees]
–noun
c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.
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Co·chise   (kō-chēs', -chēz')   
Chiricahua Apache leader who helped direct Apache resistance to U.S. troops in the Southwest (1861-1872).
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