Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of the Cumberland and central Ohio Valleys, with present-day populations in Oklahoma. The Shawnee figured prominently in the resistance to white settlement of the Ohio Valley in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
- noun The Algonquian language of the Shawnee.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
Native American people (tribe) fromOhio . - proper noun Their
language . - proper noun A female
given name , derived from the name of this tribe. - noun A member of this
tribe . - adjective Of, belonging to, or pertaining to this tribe.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee
- noun a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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SHAWNEE - The Red Cross was called to the scene of a fire Monday evening in Shawnee.
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SHAWNEE - The Red Cross was called to the scene of a fire Monday evening in Shawnee.
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OLD SHAWNEE DAYS: 6-10 p.m.; Shawnee Town, 11501 W. 57th, Shawnee.
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OLD SHAWNEE DAYS: 6-10 p.m.; Shawnee Town, 11501 W. 57th, Shawnee.
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The 2 biggest whitetails I have ever seen were feeding near busy highways in Shawnee Mission and olathe KS.
Urban Legends 2009
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To get the Purple Heart license tag in Shawnee County, the recipient must present his or her discharge records that show receipt of the Purple
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Shortly after he ran away from Okemah, he turned up back here in Shawnee ....
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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The case in Shawnee County District Court isn't the first time DeBusk has been charged with posing as someone he wasn't.
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We were in Shawnee, Ok when Dan Corley stated he was in the war and that he was a Ranger who had been shot in the line of duty.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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The 2 biggest whitetails I have ever seen were feeding near busy highways in Shawnee Mission and olathe KS.
Urban Legends 2009
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