a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Idaho and Wyoming who merged with the Shoshone in the 19th century, now living primarily in southeastern Idaho.
the language of the Bannock, belonging to the Shoshonean group of Uto-Aztecan languages.
before 1000; Middle English bannok, Old English bannuc morsel < British Celtic; compare Scots Gaelic bannach
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Simpson carried all four of these counties in the 2022 primary, although he won Twin Falls and Bannock with less than 50% of the vote in a five-way race.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
They found signs of Shoshone, Bannock, Crow and other Indigenous camps in every part of the basin.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022
He will not have to serve any more jail time after spending a year at the Bannock County Jail prior to his release in December.
From Fox News • Jan. 5, 2022
The U.S. military created the nation’s first national park, Yellowstone, by forcibly removing Nez Perce, Bannock, Shoshone, Crow, and Blackfeet communities from their ancestral lands.
From Slate • May 11, 2021
Joey started the car and we drove into Bannock.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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