/ ʃaɪˈen; NAmE / noun
( pl. Chey·enne or Chey·ennes ) a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US states of Oklahoma and Montana
For more information see the Cultural Guide
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WORD ORIGIN
Canadian French , from Dakota (the language of the Sioux people) šahíyena , from šaia speak incoherently, from ša red + ya speak.