Shawnee1 Syllabification: (Shaw·nee)Pronunciation: /SHôˈnē/Definition of Shawnee 1a city in northeastern Kansas, southwest of Kansas City; population 60,954 (est. 2008). 2an industrial city in central Oklahoma; population 30,562 (est. 2008). Shawnee in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Shawnee in the British & World English dictionary