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Cheyenne

Cheyenne

16 7.6
A Native American people from the Great Plains now living mostly in Oklahoma and Montana
  • noun
  • /ʃeɪˈɛn/
: cheyenne
  • On the Central Plains we have the Cheyennes and Arapahos, down here in Texas and the southern plains the Comanches.

Examples

  • And Little Buck bringing the light Lame Deer, Montana, seat of the Northern Cheyenne Nation.

  • It's a Northern Cheyenne saying a nation is not defeated until the hearts of its women are on the ground.

  • And Little Buck bringing the light Lame Deer, Montana, seat of the Northern Cheyenne Nation.

  • The Cheyenne are known for their rich cultural traditions and history.

  • Many Cheyenne people participated in the powwow to celebrate their heritage.

  • The Cheyenne Nation has a significant presence in both Montana and Oklahoma.

Synonyms

Native American
vsCheyenne
93 3.4

A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived

is a specific tribal member from the western plains, not the whole continent
Plains Indian
vsCheyenne
3 6.5

A person from the Native American tribes of the Great Plains who traditionally lived a nomadic life following buffalo

is one specific tribe from that region now mainly in Oklahoma and Montana

Compounds

Cheyenne language
1 9.8

A language spoken by the Cheyenne people in Montana and Oklahoma

Surface Forms

Cheyenne singular
Cheyennes plural

Etymology

Cheyenne was a name used by nearby tribes and later by French people, and one common idea is that it came from a word meaning 'little Cree', so the name became the way people refer to this Plains tribe.