Cochise

[koh-chees]

adjective

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

Origin of Cochise

named after Cochise County, Arizona

Cochise

[koh-chees]

noun

c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

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Examples from the Web for cochise

Contemporary Examples of cochise

He was no Cochise or Mangas Coloradas—the two great Apache war chiefs he fought under.
Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer
James A. Warren
August 17, 2014
Ivie, who was with the Border Patrol for four years, worked in Cochise County, which sits in the pathway of the drug war.
Border Patrol Agent’s Death Dubbed Friendly Fire
Teresa Puente
October 6, 2012
In the border area of Cochise County, there is a large fence near Naco and another fence 25 miles east at Douglas.
Border Patrol Agent’s Death Dubbed Friendly Fire
Teresa Puente
October 6, 2012

Historical Examples of cochise

Cochise learned from him and in time surpassed him as a general.
When the West Was Young
Frederick R. Bechdolt
Cochise was too much for them to handle and that was all there was about it.
When the West Was Young
Frederick R. Bechdolt
Then he set forth one day to pay a visit to Cochise in person.
When the West Was Young
Frederick R. Bechdolt
The tribe had always roved over the country which Cochise named.
When the West Was Young
Frederick R. Bechdolt
And so late in 1872 Cochise and his people came back to the reservation.
When the West Was Young
Frederick R. Bechdolt

British Dictionary definitions for cochise

Cochise

noun

died 1874, Apache Indian chief

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Word Origin and History for cochise

Cochise

(c.1815-1874), leader of the Chiricahua Apache people; his name is Athabaskan, perhaps from chizh "firewood" (cf. ko-chizh "his firewood"), or from ch'izhi "the rough one."