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Definition of Nez Percé in English: Nez PercénounPlural Nez Percésˈpɛːseɪnɛz ˈpəːsˌnez ˈpərz 1A member of a North American people of central Idaho, north-eastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington. Example sentencesExamples - However, on 5th October, 1877, the Nez Percé were surrounded by troops only 30 miles from the Canadian border.
- The Shahaptan family of Scouler comprised three tribes - the Shahaptan or Nez Percés, the Kliketat, a scion of the Shahaptan, dwelling near Mount Ranier, and the Okanagan, inhabiting the upper part of Fraser River and its tributaries.
- The time was the early 1850s, when, a young man, he was with his brother and a party of fellow Nez Percés numbering eight or nine in the Wallowa country.
2mass noun The Sahaptian language of the Nez Percé. Example sentencesExamples - Because Nez Percé subjects and objects carry morphemes revealing their function in the sentence, the word order can be quite free.
- Often, it was necessary to "invent" a new word in Nez Perce when no equivalent existed.
adjectiveˈpɛːseɪnɛz ˈpəːsˌnez ˈpərz Relating to the Nez Percé or their language. Example sentencesExamples - To understand the Nez Perce people you must first understand their landscape.
- Introduction of the horse became a defining characteristic for Nez Perce culture.
Origin French, literally 'pierced nose'. Definition of Nez Percé in US English: Nez Percénounˌnez ˈpərz 1A member of a North American people of central Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and south-eastern Washington. Example sentencesExamples - The time was the early 1850s, when, a young man, he was with his brother and a party of fellow Nez Percés numbering eight or nine in the Wallowa country.
- However, on 5th October, 1877, the Nez Percé were surrounded by troops only 30 miles from the Canadian border.
- The Shahaptan family of Scouler comprised three tribes - the Shahaptan or Nez Percés, the Kliketat, a scion of the Shahaptan, dwelling near Mount Ranier, and the Okanagan, inhabiting the upper part of Fraser River and its tributaries.
2The Sahaptian language of the Nez Percé. Example sentencesExamples - Because Nez Percé subjects and objects carry morphemes revealing their function in the sentence, the word order can be quite free.
- Often, it was necessary to "invent" a new word in Nez Perce when no equivalent existed.
adjectiveˌnez ˈpərz Relating to the Nez Percé or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Introduction of the horse became a defining characteristic for Nez Perce culture.
- To understand the Nez Perce people you must first understand their landscape.
Origin French, literally ‘pierced nose’. |