I. Sho·shone shə-ˈshōn, -ˈshō-nē; ˈshō-ˌshōn noun
or Sho·sho·ni shə-ˈshō-nē
( plural Shoshones or Shoshoni also Shoshone or Shoshonis )
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1805
1. : a member of a group of American Indian peoples originally ranging through California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming
2. : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Shoshones
II. Sho·sho·ne shə-ˈshō-nē, shə-ˈshōn geographical name
river 120 miles (193 kilometers ) NW Wyoming flowing NE into Bighorn River