Cheyenne
noun
Chey·enne shī-ˈan 
-ˈen
-ˈen 1
plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes : a member of a nation of Algonquian-speaking Indigenous peoples of the western Great Plains of the U.S.
Note: The Cheyenne divided into northern and southern branches in the 1830s, with the Southern Cheyenne uniting with the Southern Arapaho tribe to form the federally recognized Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Nations.
2
: the Algonquian language of the Cheyenne people
Word History
Etymology
American French, from Dakota šahíyena
First Known Use
1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
Cheyenne
noun
Chey·enne shī-ˈan
-ˈen
plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes
1
: a member of a tribe of indigenous people of the western plains ranging between the Arkansas and Missouri rivers
2
: the language of the Cheyenne people
Geographical Definition
Cheyenne
geographical name
Chey·enne shī-ˈan
-ˈen
1
river 527 miles (850 kilometers) long in South Dakota flowing northeast into the Missouri River
2
city in southeastern Wyoming, the state capital population 59,466
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