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Cheyenne

Cheyenne

See also: cheyenne

English

Proper noun

Cheyenne

  1. A western member of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family. Cheyenne is spoken in Oklahoma and on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. There are currently (2005) approximately 1,200 Cheyenne-speakers in Montana and 500 in Oklahoma.
  2. The capital city of the state of Wyoming in the United States of America.
  3. A female given name of modern American usage
  4. A male given name of modern American usage.

Translations

Noun

Cheyenne (plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes)

  1. A member of the Cheyenne tribe.

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Cheyenne terms

French

Etymology

From Dakota Sioux Sahi'yena.

Noun

Cheyenne m, f (plural Cheyennes)

  1. Cheyenne (member of the Cheyenne tribe)

cheyenne

cheyenne

See also: Cheyenne

French

Noun

cheyenne m (uncountable)

  1. Cheyenne language

Adjective

cheyenne m, f (plural cheyennes)

  1. Cheyenne

See also