Shoshone
noun
a river in NW Wyoming, flowing NE into the Big Horn River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
Shoshones
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pluralof Shoshone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Once, he tells you, this was the land of the Shoshones.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2018
You have to ford numerous rivers, and the Shoshones, Pawnees and Sioux, were extremely adept at helping the pioneers make these fords.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 12, 2015
With unemployment on the reservation at 70 percent, the leases represent needed income for some of the 3,500 Eastern Shoshones and 9,600 Northern Arapahoes, he said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2011
At Lemhi Pass on the Continental Divide, they met Sacajawea's people, the Shoshones, who supplied them with horses and a guide.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Shoshones showed no signs of hostility—the few words of their tongue which Lewis was able to speak gave them assurance.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough
