Shoshone
noun
Sho·shone
shə-ˈshōn 
shə-ˈshō-nē
shə-ˈshō-nē
ˈshō-ˌshōn
variants
or Shoshoni
1
plural Shoshones or Shoshoni also Shoshone or Shoshonis
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples originally ranging through California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming
2
: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Shoshones
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Shoshone
noun
Sho·shone
shə-ˈshōn(-ē)
ˈshō-ˌshōn
variants
or Shoshoni
plural Shoshones or Shoshoni also Shoshone or Shoshonis
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming
Geographical Definition
Shoshone
geographical name
Sho·sho·ne
shə-ˈshō-nē
shə-ˈshōn
river 120 miles (193 kilometers) long in northwestern Wyoming flowing northeast into the Bighorn River
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