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| Chey·enne [ shī én, shī án ] (plural Chey·enne or Chey·ennes) |
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1. member of Native American people: a member of a Native North American people who once lived in the western Great Plains. The Cheyenne, along with the Sioux, were instrumental in the defeat of Custer and his forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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2. Cheyenne language: the Algonquian language of the Cheyenne people. Native speakers: 2,000.
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| [Late 18th century. Via Canadian French< Dakota šahíyena] |
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 Chey·enne adjective |
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