Pawnee

[ paw-nee ]

/ pɔˈni /

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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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Words nearby Pawnee

pawl, pawn, pawnage, pawnbroker, pawnbroking, Pawnee, pawn off, pawnshop, pawn ticket, pawpaw, pawternity leave

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How to use Pawnee in a sentence

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
They had all shared a common fate long before reaching that towering and legendary land-mark of Pawnee Rock.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret
Aware that the Sioux were distancing them, the Pawnee hunters were shouting encouragement to their tribesmen.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor

White Otter shot his arrow at the foremost rider, and the Pawnee fell to the plain.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
They soon drew away from the exhausted ponies of the Pawnee hunters, but the scouts kept close beside them.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
He spoke in loud tones, and Little Raven, who had been a captive in the Pawnee camp, understood many of his words.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor

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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