Cochise
1[ koh-chees ]
/ koʊˈtʃis /
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adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prehistoric American Indian culture of southeastern Arizona, dating from around 9000 b.c.
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Origin of Cochise
1Named after Cochise County, Arizona
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Cochise2
[ koh-chees ]
/ koʊˈtʃis /
noun
c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.
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Cochise
/ (kəʊˈtʃiːs, -ˈtʃiːz) /
noun
died 1874, Apache Indian chief
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