Cheyenne
noun /ʃaɪˈæn/, /ʃaɪˈen/
/ʃaɪˈæn/, /ʃaɪˈen/
- (plural Cheyenne, Cheyennes)a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US states of Oklahoma and MontanaCultureThe Cheyenne had wars against other Native American groups and helped the Sioux to defeat General George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. They were then forced to live on reservations (= land given and protected by the US government) in Oklahoma and Montana.
- the capital of the US state of Wyoming
Word OriginCanadian French, from Dakota (the language of the Sioux people) šahíyena, from šaia ‘speak incoherently’, from ša ‘red’ + ya ‘speak’.