- Cayuse
- noun (plural Cayuse or Cayuses) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1825 1. a member of an American Indian people of Oregon and Washington 2. plural cayuses, not capitalized, West a native range horse
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Cayuse — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cayuse Los cayuse son una tribu amerindia, que hablan una lengua aislada, pero que está relacionada con las lenguas penutíes. Se hacen llamar Tetawken nosotros, el pueblo . Contenido … Wikipedia Español
Cayuse — Die Cayuse , deren Name sich wahrscheinlich vom französisch kanadischen Wort cailloux für Steine oder Felsen ableitet, waren ein Indianer Stamm im Columbia Plateau im Nordwesten der Vereinigten Staaten. Die Cayuse selbst nannt sich wie viele… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cayuse — Cayuse, OR U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon Population (2000): 59 Housing Units (2000): 22 Land area (2000): 2.879214 sq. miles (7.457130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.879214 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cayuse, OR — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon Population (2000): 59 Housing Units (2000): 22 Land area (2000): 2.879214 sq. miles (7.457130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.879214 sq. miles (7.457130… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cayuse — [kī′yo͞os΄, kī′o͞os΄; kī yo͞os′, kīo͞os′] n. pl. Cayuses or Cayuse [< tribal name] 1. a member of a group of North American Indians that lived in the Blue Mountains section of NE Oreg. 2. the language of this people 3. [c ] a horse, esp. a… … English World dictionary
Cayuse — Cay*use , n. An Indian pony. [Northw. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cayuse — [keɪ juːz, englisch], Indianerstamm der Plateau Indianer, in der Umatilla Reservation im Nordosten von Oregon, USA (Nez Percé) … Universal-Lexikon
cayuse — (n.) horse, Indian pony, 1841, American English, said to be a Chinook Indian word; also the name of an Indian group and language (1825), of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
Cayuse — infobox ethnic group group = Cayuse caption = The Cayuse Tribe land area poptime = The Cayuse Tribe has no descendants since its interbreeding with the Umatilla Tribe. popplace = Washington, Oregon langs = isolate (unclassified) rels = Animism… … Wikipedia
Cayuse — Umapine (Wakonkonwelasonmi), un chef Cayuse, Septembre 1909 Les Cayuses sont une tribu amérindienne dans l État de l Oregon aux États Unis. Elle partage une Réserve avec les tribus Umatilla et Walla Walla, dans le nord est de l Oregon, près de… … Wikipédia en Français
cayuse — /kuy yoohs , kuy oohs/, n. 1. Western U.S. a horse, esp. an Indian pony. 2. Also called cayuse wind. Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east. [1830 40, Amer.; named after the CAYUSE] * * * ▪ breed of horse also called Bronco, or… … Universalium
