Nez Perce

Or Nez Per·cé

[nez purs, ney per-sey]

noun

plural

Nez Perces ,

plural

Nez Perce .

1. Also called Nimiipuu. a member of a North American Indian people of the Sahaptin family.

2. Also called Nimipuutimt. the Sahaptin language of the Nez Perce.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Nez Perce or their language.

Nez Percé

/ ˈnɛz ˈpɜːs, ne pɛrse /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people of the Pacific coast, a tribe of the Sahaptin

2. the Sahaptin language of this people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nez Percé¹

First recorded in 1805–15; from French: literally, “pierced nose”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nez Percé¹

French, literally: pierced nose

Example Sentences

The funding supports historic preservation and original creative work, too; one of the canceled grants to the IHC would have supported the restoration of a 1919 film, Told in the Hills, the first feature film shot in Idaho, which was made in collaboration with hundreds of members of local bands of the Nez Perce Tribe who participated as actors and creative consultants, according to Kenworthy Performing Arts Center executive director Colin Mannex.

From Slate

Gladstone, who is of Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, made Oscar history earlier this year as the first Native American to be nominated for lead actress for her performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

From Los Angeles Times

Meade and Umphenour, who are each being held on $2 million bail, also are suspected in the deaths of two men in Clearwater and Nez Perce counties, about a seven-hour drive north of where they were arrested in Twin Falls, Idaho.

From Seattle Times

The Nez Perce Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation also responded and helped by collecting and scanning transponders on the dead fish.

From BBC

Employees from a local hatchery, members of the Nez Perce tribe and the Union County Sheriff’s Office came to help and to clean up the fish.

From New York Times