Pawnee

[ paw-nee ]

/ pɔˈni /

noun, plural Paw·nees, (especially collectively) Paw·nee for 1.

a member of a confederacy of North American Plains Indians of Caddoan stock formerly located along the Platte River valley, Nebraska, and now living in northern Oklahoma.

the Caddoan language of the Pawnee Indians.

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Examples from the Web for pawnee

Her grandfather had been a physician and healer who—according to family lore—married a descendant of the Osage or Pawnee tribes.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pawnee said farewell to the aggressively healthy Chris Traeger and tropical fish Ann Perkins.
Goodbye Chris Traeger and Ann Perkins, P.S. I Love You|Abby Haglage|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These traders say they have come from the Pawnee village in two days.
William Clayton's Journal|William Clayton
However, they had little doubt that a number of Pawnee scouts were concealed along the summit of the ridge.
White Otter|Elmer Russell Gregor

So he had his horses packed, and with his immediate family and the old man, started north toward the Pawnee country.
Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales|George Bird Grinnell
The newcomer was a well-known leader of the land boomers, who rejoiced in the name of Pawnee Brown.
The Boy Land Boomer|Ralph Bonehill
The following anecdote is related of a Pawnee brave, or warrior, (son of Red Knife).
Stories About Indians|Rufus Merrill

British Dictionary definitions for pawnee

Pawnee

/ (pɔːˈniː) /

noun

plural -nees or -nee a member of a confederacy of related North American Indian peoples, formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas, now chiefly in Oklahoma

the language of these peoples, belonging to the Caddoan family

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Word Origin and History for pawnee

Pawnee

Indian tribes of the Caddoan family, formerly inhabiting the plains of Nebraska, 1778, from Canadian French pani, from a Siouan language, e.g. Oto panyi.