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Pawnee

Paw·nee [ páwnee ] (plural Paw·nee or Paw·nees)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Native N American people: a member of a confederation of Native North American peoples who lived in Nebraska and Kansas and who are now mainly dispersed

2. Pawnee language: the Caddoan language of the Pawnee people. Native speakers: 3,000.

[Late 18th century. Via Canadian French Pani< a Native N American language]

Paw·nee adjective
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