Pawnee

[paw-nee]

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

Contemporary Examples of 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
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

Historical Examples of pawnee

Therefore, in the Hako, the Pawnee ceremony, the ear of corn is painted with blue.
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
Unknown
I'll get square with you some day, Pawnee Brown, mark my words!
The Boy Land Boomer
Ralph Bonehill
Then, before Pawnee Brown could stop him his pistol flashed in the fire-light.
The Boy Land Boomer
Ralph Bonehill
She would have liked to assist Pawnee Brown, but could not see how it could just then be done.
The Boy Land Boomer
Ralph Bonehill
Every animal was gone, including the one Pawnee Brown had ridden.
The Boy Land Boomer
Ralph Bonehill

British Dictionary definitions for pawnee

Pawnee

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.