Definition of Shoshone

1. Noun. A member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States.

Exact synonyms: Shoshoni
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
Specialized synonyms: Comanche, Hopi, Paiute, Piute, Ute
Specialized synonyms: Sacagawea, Sacajawea

2. Noun. The language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family).

Definition of Shoshone

1. Proper noun. An Amerind ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho. ¹

2. Proper noun. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people. ¹

3. Proper noun. The Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. ¹

4. Noun. A member of this people. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shoshone

Shone's complex
Shone's syndrome
Shoop
Shope fibroma
Shope fibroma virus
Shope papilloma
Shope papilloma virus
Shor
Shor's algorithm
Shore
Shorea
Shorea teysmanniana
Short's aster
Short-eared Dog
Shortia galacifolia
Shoshone (current term)
Shoshonean
Shoshonean language
Shoshones
Shoshoni
Shoshonian
Shoshonian language
Shostakovich
Shotokan
Shover
Show Me State
ShpII metalloprotease
ShpI metalloprotease
Shraddha
Shrapnell

Literary usage of Shoshone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The native races of the Pacific states of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1875)
"The six last mentioned do not properly belong to the Shoshone family, but on account of certain faint traces of Aztec, found alike in them and in all ..."

2. The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1875)
"The BIX last mentioned do not properly belong to the Shoshone family, but on account of certain faint traces of Aztec, found alike in them and in all ..."

3. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"Lewis was certain he was a Shoshone, the Indian tribe they had to make contact with to supply them with horses to cross the mountains. ..."

4. Irrigation Works Constructed by the United States Government by Arthur Powell Davis (1917)
"CHAPTER XXII Shoshone PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Shoshone River rises in the interior of ... The Shoshone Project provides for the storage of water at the site ..."

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