Shoshone

Sho·sho·ne

pl. -·nes or -·ne a member of a group of North American Indians scattered over Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and California
the Shoshonean language of this people

Origin of Shoshone

from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Shoshonean tsosoni, curly head, in allusion to their hairdo

Also sp. Sho·sho′ni

river in NW Wyo., flowing northeast into the Bighorn River: c. 100 mi (161 km)

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Shoshone

also Sho·sho·ni

noun

pl. Shoshone, or Sho·sho·nes also Shoshoni or Sho·sho·nis

A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Idaho, northern Utah, eastern Oregon, and western Montana, with a present-day population mostly in southeast Idaho. Also called Northern Shoshone . Also called Snake ¹.
A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the Great Basin area of Idaho, Utah, and Nevada south to Death Valley, California, with a present-day population mostly in Nevada. Also called Western Shoshone .
A member of a Native American people inhabiting the Wind River valley of western Wyoming. Also called Eastern Shoshone . Also called Wind River Shoshone .
Any of the Uto-Aztecan languages of any of the Shoshone peoples.

Origin of Shoshone

Probably from an Eastern Shoshone band name

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Sho·sho′ne·an
adjective

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