COCHISE


Meaning of COCHISE in English

( c. 1823–74)

a leader of the Apache people. In 1861 he began to lead about 200 Apaches in attacks on US soldiers in Arizona , but in 1871 he agreed to live with his people on a reservation (= land given and protected by the US government).

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.