Shoshone

[ shoh-shoh-nee ]

/ ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni /

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noun, plural Sho·sho·nes, (especially collectively) Sho·sho·ne for 2.

a river in NW Wyoming, flowing NE into the Big Horn River. 120 miles (193 km) long.

a member of any of several Numic-speaking peoples of California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

the language or languages of the Shoshone.

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Also Sho·sho·ni (for defs. 2, 3) .

Origin of Shoshone

An Americanism dating back to 1805; < an Eastern Shoshone band name

Words nearby Shoshone

shortwave radio, shortweight, short-winded, shorty, Shosholoza, Shoshone, Shoshonean, Shoshone Cavern, Shoshone Dam, Shoshone Falls, Shoshoni

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How to use Shoshone in a sentence

Those treaties are “the supreme law of the land,” says Lytle Denny, a fish biologist for the Shoshone-Bannock tribe.
The Fight to Save the Salmon|By Brian Bennett/Lapwai, Idaho with Photographs by Kiliii Yüyan|October 18, 2021|Time
Settlers moving west and Mormon farmers invaded Shoshone land, and miners caused skirmishes as they passed through on their way West to find gold.
This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.|Dana Hedgpeth|September 26, 2021|Washington Post
Chased by soldiers with her baby strapped to her back, Anzee Chee — a Shoshone woman — jumped into the river and hid under an overhang along the bank.
This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.|Dana Hedgpeth|September 26, 2021|Washington Post
Another Shoshone Chief — Bear Hunter — faced torture after soldiers captured him.
This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.|Dana Hedgpeth|September 26, 2021|Washington Post

Shoshone historians said Timbimboo later told of how the soldier raised his gun and lowered it twice, looking into his eyes.
This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.|Dana Hedgpeth|September 26, 2021|Washington Post
On November 4, the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock tribes announced their opposition to Yellowstone delisting.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“So if Cliven Bundy wishes to pay taxes or grazing fees—he should pay it to the Shoshone,” she writes.
How Cliven Bundy and the Land Rights Movement Screws Native Americans|Caitlin Dickson|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The desert on the opposite side of the Shoshone was level and unbroken.
The Fire People|Ray Cummings
After many days of wolfish travel he saw signs of the vicinage of the Shoshone Indians.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
This chief said he had been a Cheyenne in his former life on earth, but had been sent back to be a Shoshone for another life.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
He painted the women's cheeks with some vermilion paint, which was the Shoshone custom, meaning peace.
Historic Adventures|Rupert S. Holland
For, centuries ago a Shoshone and a Comanche stopped here on their return from a hunt to drink.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner

British Dictionary definitions for Shoshone

Shoshone

Shoshoni

/ (ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪ) /

noun

plural -nes, -ne, -nis or -ni a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern US, related to the Aztecs

the language of this people, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family

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