Nez Perce

American  

[nez purs, ney per-sey] / ˈnɛz ˈpɜrs, neɪ pɛrˈseɪ /

Or Nez Percé

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.

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adjective

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

Nez Percé British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Nez Perce

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

Example Sentences

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 • Apr. 3, 2024

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 • Apr. 3, 2024

In an interview with the New York Times, the actor said that she has always felt like she's existed in-between because of her mixed-race heritage which is comprised of Blackfeet and Nez Perce and white.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

The agreement is a gamble, said Shannon Wheeler, chair of the Nez Perce Tribe, a party to the agreement.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

When Lewis and Clark journeyed across the upper part of our country, at the beginning of the century, they made a treaty with the Nez Perce Indians, whose home was in the northwest.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles