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Cochise

1 American  
[koh-chees] / koʊˈtʃis /

adjective

  1. 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

  1. c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.


Cochise British  
/ kəʊˈtʃiːs, -ˈtʃiːz /

noun

  1. died 1874, Apache Indian chief

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Cochise

Named after Cochise County, Arizona

Example Sentences

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Many health departments rely heavily on federal funding, as do non-profits like Cochise Harm Reduction, which directly help people who use drugs along the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Salon May 22, 2025

The Cochise County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help to locate him.

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 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

And there were times when its observance was a delicate matter; times when Captain Jeffords had to draw fine lines between his duty as a government scout and his obligations to Cochise.

From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt

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