Shoshone

[ shoh-shoh-nee ]

noun

, plural Sho·sho·nes, (especially collectively) Sho·sho·ne

1. a river in NW Wyoming, flowing NE into the Big Horn River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
2. a member of any of several Numic-speaking peoples of California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.
3. the language or languages of the Shoshone.

Shoshone

/ ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪ /

noun

1. -nes-ne-nis-ni a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern US, related to the Aztecs
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shoshone¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805; < an Eastern Shoshone band name

Example Sentences

Another focus is the history of Indigenous people, the Paiute and Shoshone, who decades before L.A.’s water grab saw their ancestral lands taken and occupied by white settlers.

From Los Angeles Times

“The goal is to commemorate what happened there to protect the memory of that place,” said Warren Graham, the Duckwater Shoshone chairman.

From Seattle Times

Thursday, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media.

From Seattle Times

The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said a search and rescue effort was underway with help from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S.

From Seattle Times

Western Shoshone Defense Project Director Fermina Stevens said the changes were “more ‘lip service’ for the government to deal with the ‘Indian problem’ in this new day and age of mineral extraction.”

From Seattle Times