Nez Percé
[ nez -purs; French ney per-sey ]
/ ˈnɛz ˈpɜrs; French neɪ pɛrˈseɪ /
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noun, plural Nez Per·cés [nez -pur-siz; French ney per-sey], /ˈnɛz ˈpɜr sɪz; French neɪ pɛrˈseɪ/, (especially collectively) Nez Per·cé for 1.
a member of a North American Indian people of the Sahaptin family.
the Sahaptin language of the Nez Percé.
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Origin of Nez Percé
1805–15; <French: literally, pierced nose
Words nearby Nez Percé
next to, nexus, Ney, Neyagawa, Nezelof type of thymic alymphoplasia, Nez Percé, Nez Percé War, NF, NFA, NFB, NFC
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Nez Percé
/ (ˈnɛz ˈpɜːs, French ne pɛrse) /
noun
plural Nez Percés (ˈpɜːsɪz, French pɛrse) or Nez Percé a member of a North American Indian people of the Pacific coast, a tribe of the Sahaptin
the Sahaptin language of this people
Word Origin for Nez Percé
French, literally: pierced nose
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