English Explanatory Dictionary

Shoshone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
name
  1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people.
  2. The Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

/ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shoshone.wav

Word forms

Shoshone Shoshones Shoshoni

Related words

Comanche Wiktionary’s coverage of Shoshone terms

Derived words

shoshonite Shoshone County Shoshone Falls

Translations

Breton: chochoneg Dutch: Shoshone German: Shoshone Polish: szoszon Polish: szoszoński Portuguese: shoshone Portuguese: shoshoni Russian: шошо́нский Russian: шошо́не Shoshone: sosoni' da̲i̲gwape Shoshone: neweda̲i̲gwape Swedish: shoshone
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