0%

shoshone

Sho·sho·ne
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shoh-shoh-nee]
    • /ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni/
    • /ʃoˈʃəʊ.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoh-shoh-nee]
    • /ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni/

Definitions of shoshone word

  • noun plural shoshone a river in NW Wyoming, flowing NE into the Big Horn River. 120 miles (193 km) long. 1
  • noun plural shoshone a member of any of several Numic-speaking peoples of California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. 1
  • noun plural shoshone the language or languages of the Shoshone. 1
  • noun shoshone a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern US, related to the Aztecs 0
  • noun shoshone the language of this people, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family 0
  • noun shoshone a member of a group of North American Indians scattered over Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and California 0
See all 8 definitions of shoshone

Information block about the term

Origin of shoshone

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1805; < an Eastern Shoshone band name

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shoshone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shoshone

shoshone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shoshone usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with shoshone

  • what did the shoshone tribe live in?
  • where did the shoshone live?
  • what did the shoshone tribe eat?
  • what did the shoshone eat?
  • who was the shoshone woman who helped the explorers?
  • shoshone woman who guided lewis and clark?
  • where did the shoshone indians live?
  • where is shoshone falls located?
  • where is shoshone falls?
  • where did the shoshone tribe live?
  • what does shoshone mean?
  • where is the shoshone tribe located?
  • why did the ute and shoshone travel to find food?
  • where is shoshone idaho?
  • where was the shoshone tribe located?

Related words

  • shoshone dam

    a dam on the Shoshone River. 328 feet (100 meters) high.

  • bannock

    a round flat unsweetened cake originating in Scotland, made from oatmeal or barley and baked on a griddle

  • comanche

    a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma

  • numic

    a branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of languages including Northern Paiute, Shoshone, Comanche, Southern Paiute, Ute, and others.

  • pogonip

    an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.

  • sacajawea

    ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
All related words to shoshone

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?