CHEYENNE


Meaning of CHEYENNE in English

n.

Pronunciation: sh ī - ' an, - ' en

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes

Etymology: American French, from Dakota š ahíyena

Date: 1778

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the western plains of the U.S.

2 : the Algonquian language of the Cheyenne people

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.