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Washoe

Washoe noun: an indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America. Also the ellipsis of Washoe County.

Noun

Washoe pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.

Proper noun

Washoe

  1. An endangered Native American language isolate spoken by these people.

Also used as

Washoe is also the ellipsis of Washoe County.

Origin of Washoe

From English Wa She Shu, from Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“Wašišiw”) Literally, “people from here”.

Words formed from Washoe

Phrases with Washoe

Questions about Washoe

What does Washoe mean?
Washoe means an indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.
What part of speech is Washoe?
Washoe can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Washoe in the dictionary

  1. washmen
  2. Washminster
  3. washnut
  4. Washo
  5. Washoan
  6. Washoe
  7. Washoe County
  8. Washoe process
  9. Washoe Valley
  10. washoff
  11. washoffs

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