Definition of Tecumseh

1. Noun. A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813).

Exact synonyms: Tecumtha
Generic synonyms: Shawnee

Definition of Tecumseh

1. Proper noun. ( male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. and Canada. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tecumseh

Teasmades
Tebaldi
Tebet
Tebeth
Tec protein-tyrosine kinase
Technicolor
Technicolor yawn
Technicolor yawns
Technology Administration
Tecophilaeacea
Tectaria
Tectaria cicutaria
Tectaria macrodonta
Tectona
Tectona grandis
Tecumseh
Tecumtha
Ted
Ted Hughes
Ted Shawn
Ted Williams
Teddie
Teddy
Teddy boy
Teddy boys
Teds
Teegeeack
Teeside
Teesside
Teessider

Literary usage of Tecumseh

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

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1903)
"The monitor tecumseh, captained by Commander Craven, led the way; and as she came ... Straight at the gap in the chain of torpedoes went the tecumseh; then, ..."

2. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1882)
"The more remarkable of these was tecumseh, a man endowed with the best gifts of Indian chieftainship; eloquent in council, brave in war, ..."

3. History of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1844)
"Thus fell tecumseh, one of the most celebrated warriors that ever raised the tomahawk against us; and with him faded the last hope of our Indian enemies. ..."

4. Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles by Nelson Appleton Miles, Marion Perry Maus (1896)
"said tecumseh with great dignity,'' The sun is my father and the earth is 7ny ... tecumseh in a towering passion sprang to his feet, and spoke with great ..."

5. History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1839)
"Thus fell tecumseh, one of the most celebrated warriors that ever raised the tomahawk against us; and with him faded the last hope of our Indian enemies. ..."

6. Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery by Samuel Gardner Drake (1851)
"tecumseh, by birth a Shawanee, and brigadier-general in the army of Great ... The first exploit in which we find tecumseh engaged was upon a branch of ..."

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