Shoshone
noun/ʃəʊˈʃəʊni/
/ʃəʊˈʃəʊni/
(plural Shoshone, Shoshones)
- a member of a native North American people many of whom now live in the US state of WyomingCultureThe Shoshone originally lived as hunters in an area stretching from south-eastern California to western Wyoming, and some still live there on reservations (= areas of land kept separate for native North Americans to live in). The Comanche people separated from the Wyoming group of Shoshone.Word Originof unknown origin.
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