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Shawnee2

Syllabification: (Shaw·nee)
Pronunciation: /SHôˈnē/

Definition of Shawnee

noun (plural same or Shawnees)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people living formerly in the eastern US and now chiefly in Oklahoma.
  • 2the Algonquian language of the Shawnee.

adjective

  • relating to the Shawnee or their language.

Origin:

Delaware s̆ā́wanōw (singular), from the Shawnee self-designation s̆ā́wanōki (plural), literally 'southern people'

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