shawnee
IPA: ʃˈɔni
Root Word: Shawnee
noun
- A member of a Native American people (tribe) from Ohio.
- The language of this tribe.
- A female given name, derived from the name of this tribe.
- A city, the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
- Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)
adjective
- Of, belonging to, or pertaining to this tribe.
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Examples of "shawnee" in Sentences
- They offer a Shawnee language class.
- Fort Shawnee remains in the township.
- The Shawnee refused to abide by the treaty.
- At the forefront of this resistance were the Shawnee.
- The prehistoric origins of the Shawnees are uncertain.
- McGary then killed the Shawnee leader with a tomahawk.
- It is considered to be the first home built in Shawnee.
- Boone escaped the Shawnees in time to lead the defense of the settlement.
- Shawnee State Park and Shawnee Lake lie immediately to the south of the ridge.
- Students in western Shawnee are tired of driving a long distance every day to go skate.