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Cheyenne¹ Definition

Chey·enne (s̸hī an′, -en′)

noun

  1. 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
  2. the Algonquian language of this people

Etymology: Fr < Dakota šahíyena: meaning unknown

Cheyenne² Definition

Chey·enne (s̸hī an′, -en′)

  1. capital of Wyo., in the SE part: pop. 53,000

  2. river in E Wyo. and W S.Dak., flowing northeast into the Missouri: 527 mi (848 km)

Etymology: after Cheyenne

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  10. ‹ chevelure
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