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Shoshone

/ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/

Shoshone noun: a member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.

Noun

Shoshone (plural Shoshones or Shoshone)

  1. A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
    • If I'd kept a woman, he realized, instead of sending 'em back to their fathers' lodges - the Shoshone girl, them two Hunkpapas, the Crow I called Sally, even that Ree that come near talking me to death - if I'd kept one of 'em for more than just a winter, I'd have boys of my own by now to bring in...1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, War Shirt; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 110

Proper noun

Shoshone

  1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people.
  2. The Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States.
    • Wallace said he watched as the cameras were installed on each side of the railroad crossing in Shoshone about 18 months ago, and from that point on, opposition slowly grew louder.2026 August 27, Joey Martin, “Lincoln County sheriff drops Flock cameras after community pushback in Shoshone”, in KMVT, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2026
  4. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.

Shoshone meaning in Tamil

Shoshone in Tamil

Amerind people
சோஷோன் cōṣōṉ

Forms of Shoshone

pluralShoshones
pluralShoshone
alternative formShoshoni

Words formed from Shoshone

Questions about Shoshone

What does Shoshone mean?
Shoshone means a member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
What is Shoshone in Tamil?
Shoshone in Tamil is சோஷோன் (cōṣōṉ). See Shoshone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Shoshone?
Shoshone can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shoshone?
Shoshone is pronounced /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/.
What is the plural of Shoshone?
The plural of Shoshone is Shoshones.

Words near Shoshone in the dictionary

  1. Shoshas
  2. Shoshes
  3. shoshin
  4. Shoshokie
  5. Shoshoko
  6. Shoshone
  7. Shoshone County
  8. Shoshonean
  9. Shoshonee
  10. Shoshones
  11. Shoshoni

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