Pawnee

(pô nē)

noun

  1. pl. Pawnees or Pawnee a member of a group of North American Plains Indian peoples, formerly living in the valley of the Platte River in Nebraska and now living in N Oklahoma
  2. the Caddoan language of these peoples

Origin: NAmFr pani < Illinois < Iowa panyi

adjective

of the Pawnees or their language or culture

See Pawnee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Pawnee Pawnee or Paw·nees
  1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the Platte River valley in south-central Nebraska and northern Kansas, with a present-day population in north-central Oklahoma. The Pawnee comprised a confederation of four relatively independent tribes living in permanent villages.
    b. A member of this people.
  2. The Caddoan language of the Pawnee.

Origin:

Origin: North American French Pani

Origin: , of Illinois origin

Origin: , ultimately of Siouan origin

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