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Cheyenne

[ shahy-en, -an ]

noun

, plural Chey·ennes, (especially collectively) Chey·enne
  1. a member of a North American Indian people of the western plains, formerly in central Minnesota and North and South Dakota, and now divided between Montana and Oklahoma.
  2. an Algonquian language, the language of the Cheyenne Indians.
  3. a city in and the capital of Wyoming, in the S part.


Cheyenne

1

/ -ˈɛn; ʃaɪˈæn /

noun

  1. a city in SE Wyoming, capital of the state. Pop: 54 374 (2003 est)


Cheyenne

2

/ ʃaɪˈæn /

noun

  1. -enne-ennes a member of a Native American people of the western Plains, now living chiefly in Montana and Oklahoma
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cheyenne1

via Canadian French from Dakota Shaiyena, from shaia to speak incoherently, from sha red + ya to speak

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Example Sentences

Since then, similar allegations have emerged from five other facilities, including ones in Cheyenne and San Antonio.

There is a clear pattern to the claims of wrongdoing, a line that can be drawn from San Antonio through Phoenix to Cheyenne.

An email allegedly written by David Newman, an employee of the Cheyenne VA, reads like a how-to manual for cooking the books.

The latest case of a VA facility placing veterans on a secret waiting list centers on a facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

After supper, you can watch Stagecoach or The Searchers or She Wore a Yellow Ribbon or Cheyenne Autumn.

Historic Cheyenne, with its years of background in gathering humanity to its playdays, was little better than the rest.

We had a fine lunch out this side of Cheyenne, but the supper last night was far beyond anything I have ever enjoyed.

I believe those Kiowas near the Cheyenne camp sent up that smoke to tell their friends where they are.

They felt certain that a company of Kiowas had gone to participate in the attack on the Cheyenne camp.

They made savage use of their heavy riding quirts, and the Cheyenne ponies increased their speed.

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