Cheyenne¹ Definition
Chey·enne (s̸hī an′, -en′)
noun
- pl. -·ennes′ or -·enne′ a member of a North American Indian people that migrated from Minnesota to the headwaters of the Platte River, and into S Colorado and SW Kansas, and now lives in Oklahoma
- the Algonquian language of this people
Etymology: Fr < Dakota šahíyena: meaning unknown
Cheyenne² Definition
Chey·enne (s̸hī an′, -en′)
capital of Wyo., in the SE part: pop. 53,000
river in E Wyo. and W S.Dak., flowing northeast into the Missouri: 527 mi (848 km)
Etymology: after Cheyenne
Browse dictionary entries near Cheyenne
- ‹ chewy
- ‹ chewink
- ‹ chewing gum
- ‹ chew
- ‹ chevy
- ‹ chevrotain
- ‹ chevron
- ‹ Cheviot Hills
- ‹ Cheviot
- ‹ chevelure
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration ›
- chez ›
- ChFC ›
- chg ›
- chgd ›
- chi ›
- chi-square ›
- chi-square test ›
- Chian ›
- Chiang Kai-shek ›

