SEQUOYAH

Meaning of SEQUOYAH in English

Se ‧ quoy ‧ ah /sɪˈkwɔɪə/ BrE AmE

(1760?-1843) a Native American of the ↑ Cherokee tribe, who invented a way of writing the Cherokee language, so that he could record his people's way of life

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SEQUOYAH — biographical name see: Sequoya
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEQUOYAH — or Sequoya or Sequoia born с 1760/1770, Taskigi, North Carolina colony died August 1843, near San Fernando, Mex. Creator of …
Английский словарь Британика
SEQUOYAH — n. (c.1770-1843) Cherokee Indian teacher who developed a written alphabet for the Cherokee language in 1821
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEQUOYAH — see Sequoya
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEQUOYAH — born c. 1760, /1770, Taskigi, North Carolina colony died August 1843, near San Fernando, Mex. also spelled Sequoya, or Sequoia, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEQUOYAH — n. or Sequoya or Sequoia born 0441; 1760/1770, Taskigi, North Carolina colony died August 1843, near San Fernando, Mex. Creator …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEQUOYAH — Classification: County Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 38972 Total Housing Units (2000): 16940 Land Area (square meters): 1745174282 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
SEQUOYAH — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 671 Total Housing Units (2000): 248 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
SEQUOYAH — ( also Sequoya ) ( c. 1765–1843) a Cherokee Native American who created an alphabet of 86 syllables for his …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SEQUOYAH — Секвойя
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SEQUOYAH — (1760(70?)-1843) Секвойя Просветитель народа чероки [Cherokee], создавший алфавит из 85 знаков для языка своего племени [Cherokee syllabary]. Алфавит известен также как …
SEQUOYAH — (1760(70?)-1843) Секвойя Просветитель народа чероки [Cherokee], создавший алфавит из 85 знаков для языка своего племени [Cherokee syllabary]. Алфавит известен также …
SEQUOYAH, OKLAHOMA — Секвойя
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
REDWOOD — I or sequoia Coniferous evergreen timber tree ( Sequoia sempervirens ) of the family Taxodiaceae, found in the fog belt …
Английский словарь Британика
CHEROKEE — American Indian people of Iroquoian lineage living mostly in Oklahoma, U.S. Their traditional homeland is eastern Tennessee and the western …
Английский словарь Британика
SEQUOYA — /si kwoy"euh/ , n. 1770?-1843, Cherokee Indian scholar: inventor of a syllabary for writing Cherokee. Also, Sequoyah .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAHLEQUAH — city, seat (1907) of Cherokee county, eastern Oklahoma, U.S., in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, near the Illinois River …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST — forest in central California, U.S., at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada, just south of Sequoia National Park and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEQUOIA — genus of conifers of the bald cypress family (Taxodiaceae), comprising one species, Sequoia sempervirens (redwood; q.v.). The big tree (q.v.), …
Britannica English vocabulary
SALLISAW — city, seat (1907) of Sequoyah county, eastern Oklahoma, U.S., just north of the Arkansas River and the Robert S. Kerr …
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FORT PAYNE — city, seat (1842) of DeKalb county, northeastern Alabama, U.S., in Big Wills Valley between Lookout and Sand mountains. Founded in …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHEROKEE LANGUAGE — a North American Indian language, member of the Iroquoian family, spoken by the Cherokee people originally inhabiting Virginia, North Carolina, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHEROKEE — county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south by the Pacolet …
Britannica English vocabulary
CALHOUN — county, central South Carolina, U.S. It consists of a low-lying Coastal Plain region south of Columbia. At the southeastern extremity …
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SEQUOIA — sequoia, S\~, Sequoya, Sequoyah BrE AmE sɪ ˈkwɔɪ ə sə-, se- ▷ sequoia|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEQUOIA — se ‧ quoi ‧ a /sɪˈkwɔɪə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Sequoyah ] a tree from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REDWOOD — n. or sequoia Coniferous evergreen timber tree ( Sequoia sempervirens ) of the family Taxodiaceae, found in the fog belt …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHEROKEE — n. American Indian people of Iroquoian lineage living mostly in Oklahoma, U.S. Their traditional homeland is eastern Tennessee and the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEQUOYA — ➡ Sequoyah
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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