Shoshone Definition

shō-shōnē
shoshones, shoshoni
noun
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.
American Heritage
A member of a group of North American Indians scattered over Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and California.
Webster's New World
The Shoshonean language of this people.
Webster's New World
A member of a Native American people inhabiting the Wind River valley of western Wyoming.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • shoshoni
proper name
River in NW Wyo., flowing northeast into the Bighorn River: c. 100 mi (161 km)
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Shoshone

Noun

Singular:
Shoshone
Plural:
shoshones

Origin of Shoshone

  • Probably from an Eastern Shoshone band name

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shoshone Sentence Examples

  • The principal undertaking of the Federal government is the Shoshone project in Bighorn county.

  • This provides for a storage reservoir, controlled by Shoshone dam on Shoshone river, about 8 m.

  • The finest parts are among the most magnificent in the west; among its falls are the American (Oneida and Blaine counties), and the Shoshone and the Salmon (Lincoln county).

  • At the Shoshone Falls the river makes a sudden plunge of nearly 200 ft., and the Falls have been compared with the Niagara and Zambezi; a short distance back of the main fall is a cataract of 125 ft., the Bridal Veil.

  • Mineral springs and hot springs are also a notable feature of Idaho's physiography, being found in Washington, Ada, Blaine, Bannock, Cassia, Owyhee, Oneida, Nez Perce, Kootenai, Shoshone and Fremont counties.

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