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Definition of Shoshone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Shoshone

noun
 
/ʃəʊˈʃəʊni/
 
/ʃəʊˈʃəʊni/
(plural Shoshone, Shoshones)
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  1. a member of a native North American people many of whom now live in the US state of Wyoming
    CultureThe Shoshone originally lived as hunters in an area stretching from south-eastern California to western Wyoming, and some still live there on reservations (= areas of land kept separate for native North Americans to live in). The Comanche people separated from the Wyoming group of Shoshone.
    Word Originof unknown origin.
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