Tecumseh

[ ti-kuhm-suh ]

/ tɪˈkʌm sə /

noun

1768?–1813, American Indian chief of the Shawnee tribe.

Also Te·cum·tha

[ti-kuhm-thuh] /tɪˈkʌm θə/.

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Examples from the Web for tecumseh

Tecumseh had descended to the beach, eager to be the first to congratulate his young friend.
Matilda Montgomerie|Major (John) Richardson
When he was fourteen years of age his father removed to Tecumseh, Michigan.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
His successor as chief will be his nephew, Rogers, who is a son of Tecumseh.
Blazing The Way|Emily Inez Denny
Soon Tecumseh was shot, and, the Indians missing him, gave up the battle and fled.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney

The terrible Tecumseh was known to be within a few hours march.
A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry|Adam Walker

British Dictionary definitions for tecumseh

Tecumseh

/ (tɪˈkʌmsə) /

noun

?1768–1813, American Indian chief of the Shawnee tribe. He attempted to unite western Indian tribes against the White people, but was defeated at Tippecanoe (1811). He was killed while fighting for the British in the War of 1812

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Culture definitions for tecumseh

Tecumseh

[ (tuh-kum-suh) ]

A Shawnee chief of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He took arms against American settlers moving into the Middle West, and supported the British in the War of 1812, in which he was killed.