Cochise

¹

[ koh-chees ]

adjective

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

Cochise

²

[ koh-chees ]

noun

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

Cochise

/ kəʊˈtʃiːs; -ˈtʃiːz /

noun

1. Cochise1874MApachePOLITICS: chief died 1874, Apache Indian chief

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cochise¹

Named after Cochise County, Arizona

Example Sentences

He was no Cochise or Mangas Coloradas—the two great Apache war chiefs he fought under.

From The Daily Beast

Ivie, who was with the Border Patrol for four years, worked in Cochise County, which sits in the pathway of the drug war.

From The Daily Beast

In the border area of Cochise County, there is a large fence near Naco and another fence 25 miles east at Douglas.

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Four miles from Cochise, in a spot where there was no human habitation, the engineer was forced to halt.

From Project Gutenberg

Their famous chief, Cochise, refused to make any treaty or even to parley with the representatives of the Government.

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He consented to try and bring about a parley with Cochise, but declared no troops must be near.

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The treaty was kept by Cochise and the Chiricahuas for nine years, as long as he lived.

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General Howard, with whom Cochise treated, pledged his word that they might.

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