Cheyenne
Americannoun
plural
Cheyennes,plural
Cheyenne-
a member of a North American Indian people of the western plains, formerly in central Minnesota and North and South Dakota, and now divided between Montana and Oklahoma.
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an Algonquian language, the language of the Cheyenne Indians.
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a city in and the capital of Wyoming, in the S part.
noun
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a member of a Native American people of the western Plains, now living chiefly in Montana and Oklahoma
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cheyenne
via Canadian French from Dakota Shaiyena, from shaia to speak incoherently, from sha red + ya to speak
Example Sentences
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Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands.
From Los Angeles Times
“I don’t think it’s a salary cap issue,” Cheyenne Merced of Sacramento said.
From Los Angeles Times
Cheyenne Hangaman, the boys' mother, said she tried to rescue them by lifting them out of the water and placing them on the ice, but it kept breaking.
From BBC
Each time I journeyed into Cheyenne Mountain, I walked or rode through a long tunnel carved out of granite.
From Salon
Cheyenne hunters supplied buffalo robes to trading companies.
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