noun
Shawnee
noun
1
A member of a Native American people originally from the Ohio Valley region.
"The Shawnee were forced to relocate several times during the 18th and 19th centuries."
adj
1
Relating to the Shawnee people or their language.
"She studies Shawnee oral history."
How to Use Shawnee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to the Shawnee Native American people, their language, or their culture.
Word Forms
Shawnees plural, Shawnee plural
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Etymology
From the Shawnee people's own name for themselves, related to a word meaning roughly "southerners."