Shoshone

Shoshone
I. noun or Shoshoni (plural Shoshones or Shoshoni; also Shoshone or Shoshonis) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1805 1. a member of a group of American Indian peoples originally ranging through California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming 2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Shoshones II. geographical name river 120 miles (193 kilometers) NW Wyoming flowing NE into Bighorn River

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  • SHOSHONE — Tribu indienne d’Amérique du Nord qui occupait un territoire compris entre le sud est de la Californie, le centre et l’est du Nevada, le nord ouest de l’Utah, le sud de l’Idaho et l’ouest du Wyoming; la tribu des Comanche est un rejeton… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Shoshone —   [ʃəʊ ʃəʊnɪ, englisch], Schoschonen,    1) sprachverwandte Indianergruppen im Großen Becken (Ute, Paiute, eigentliche Shoshone u. a.), im Südwesten (Hopi) und den Prärien (Comanche) Nordamerikas sowie in Kalifornien (Cahuilla, Gabrieleno,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shoshone — Shoshone, CA U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 52 Housing Units (2000): 34 Land area (2000): 28.736016 sq. miles (74.425936 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000238 sq. miles (0.000617 sq. km) Total area (2000): 28.736254… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Shoshone — (Биг Скай,США) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 50 Big Sky Resort Road, Биг Скай …   Каталог отелей

  • Shoshone, CA — U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 52 Housing Units (2000): 34 Land area (2000): 28.736016 sq. miles (74.425936 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000238 sq. miles (0.000617 sq. km) Total area (2000): 28.736254 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Shoshone, ID — U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 1398 Housing Units (2000): 615 Land area (2000): 0.976272 sq. miles (2.528532 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.976272 sq. miles (2.528532 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Shoshone — Shoshone1 [shō shō′nē] n. [< ? Shoshonean tsosoni, curly head, in allusion to their hairdo ] 1. Shoshones or Shoshone a member of a group of North American Indians scattered over Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and California 2. the Shoshonean… …   English World dictionary

  • Shoshone — Uto Aztecan people of the Great Basin, of unknown origin, first applied 19c. to eastern Shoshonis of Wyoming …   Etymology dictionary

  • Shoshone — Tipis der Shoshone Die Shoshone (Eigenbezeichnung Nimi; deutsch auch Schoschonen) sind ein indianischer Stamm. Sie sprechen Shoshone, das zur uto aztekischen Sprachfamilie gehört. Die Herkunft der Stammesbezeichnung Shoshone ist bis heute… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shoshone — The Shoshone (Audio IPA|shoshone1.ogg| [ʃoʊˈʃoʊni] or Audio IPA|shoshone2.ogg| [ʃəˈʃoʊni] ) are a Native American tribe with three large divisions: the Northern, the Western and the Eastern. The Northern Shoshone are concentrated in eastern Idaho …   Wikipedia

  • Shoshone — /shoh shoh nee/, n., pl. Shoshones, (esp. collectively) Shoshone for 2. 1. a river in NW Wyoming, flowing NE into the Big Horn River. 120 mi. (193 km) long. 2. a member of any of several Numic speaking peoples of California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho,… …   Universalium

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