Shawnee

[ shaw-nee ]

/ ʃɔˈni /

noun, plural Shaw·nees, (especially collectively) Shaw·nee.

a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe formerly in the east-central U.S., now in Oklahoma.

the Algonquian language of the Shawnee tribe.

a town in E Kansas.

a city in central Oklahoma.

Origin of Shawnee

1720–30, Americanism; back formation from earlier Shawnese,Shawanese (construed as plural), reshaping (with -ese) of earlier Shawanoes (plural) <Munsee Delaware šá·wano·w (singular) <Shawnee ša·wano·ki Shawnees, literally, people of the south

Words nearby Shawnee

shawl, shawl collar, shawlie, shawm, Shawn, Shawnee, Shawnees, Shawwal, shay, shaykh, Shays

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Example sentences from the Web for Shawnee

The winner of the primary is likely to face Shawnee County district attorney Chad Taylor in November.
D-Day for Milton Wolf, Obama’s Tea Party Cousin, in Kansas Senate Primary|Ben Jacobs|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her hands were clasped and her head bowed with a meek, resigned air that reached more than one Shawnee heart.
Oonomoo the Huron|Edward S. Ellis
For the second time Shawnee cried, but this time it was no warrior's protest against death; it was the nicker of a question.
Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton
Flattening himself as best he could on Shawnee's back, he gave the roan the spur.
Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton

The Shawnee listened in dumbfounded amazement as the enraged young Delaware defied him.
Spotted Deer|Elmer Gregor
He would have been willing to pass on, and leave the Shawnee to himself; but he knew that the Shawnee would not leave him.
The Young Trailers|Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for Shawnee

Shawnee

/ (ʃɔːˈniː) /

noun

plural -nees or -nee a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Tennessee River

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Word Origin for Shawnee

C20: back formation from obsolete Shawnese, from Shawnee Shaawanwaaki people of the south, from shaawanawa south

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单词	shawnee
释义	Shawnee [ shaw-nee ] / ʃɔˈni / noun, plural Shaw·nees, (especially collectively) Shaw·nee. a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe formerly in the east-central U.S., now in Oklahoma. the Algonquian language of the Shawnee tribe. a town in E Kansas. a city in central Oklahoma. Origin of Shawnee 1720–30, Americanism; back formation from earlier Shawnese,Shawanese (construed as plural), reshaping (with -ese) of earlier Shawanoes (plural) <Munsee Delaware šá·wano·w (singular) <Shawnee ša·wano·ki Shawnees, literally, people of the south Words nearby Shawnee shawl, shawl collar, shawlie, shawm, Shawn, Shawnee, Shawnees, Shawwal, shay, shaykh, Shays Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Shawnee The winner of the primary is likely to face Shawnee County district attorney Chad Taylor in November. D-Day for Milton Wolf, Obama’s Tea Party Cousin, in Kansas Senate Primary\|Ben Jacobs\|August 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Her hands were clasped and her head bowed with a meek, resigned air that reached more than one Shawnee heart. Oonomoo the Huron\|Edward S. Ellis For the second time Shawnee cried, but this time it was no warrior's protest against death; it was the nicker of a question. Ride Proud, Rebel!\|Andre Alice Norton Flattening himself as best he could on Shawnee's back, he gave the roan the spur. Ride Proud, Rebel!\|Andre Alice Norton The Shawnee listened in dumbfounded amazement as the enraged young Delaware defied him. Spotted Deer\|Elmer Gregor He would have been willing to pass on, and leave the Shawnee to himself; but he knew that the Shawnee would not leave him. The Young Trailers\|Joseph A. Altsheler British Dictionary definitions for Shawnee Shawnee / (ʃɔːˈniː) / noun plural -nees or -nee a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Tennessee River the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family Word Origin for Shawnee C20: back formation from obsolete Shawnese, from Shawnee Shaawanwaaki people of the south, from shaawanawa south Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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