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Cochise

¹ American

[koh-chees] / koʊˈtʃis /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a prehistoric American Indian culture of southeastern Arizona, dating from around 9000 b.c.

Cochise ² American

[koh-chees] / koʊˈtʃis /

noun

c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

Cochise British

/ -ˈtʃiːz, kəʊˈtʃiːs /

noun

died 1874, Apache Indian chief

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Etymology

Origin of Cochise

Named after Cochise County, Arizona

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Trump was in Cochise County on Thursday visiting the US frontier with Mexico.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024

That leaves approximately 640,000 acres for the jaguars across Cochise, Pima and Santa Cruz counties.

From Salon ● May 31, 2024

The district Grijalva represents spans most of the Arizona-Mexico border and includes sections of Cochise, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

The incident occurred at around 5 p.m. local time Monday, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

He returned home to St. David, Cochise County, Arizona, and almost the next news that came from there was the tidings of his death.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Orson F. Whitney

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