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Pawnee

Syllabification: (Paw·nee)
Pronunciation: /pôˈnē/

Definition of Pawnee

noun (plural same or Pawnees)

  • 1a member of an American Indian confederacy formerly in Nebraska, and now mainly in Oklahoma.
  • 2the Caddoan language of the Pawnee.

adjective

  • relating to the Pawnee or their language.

Origin:

from Canadian French Pani, from a Siouan name

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