SEQUOYA

Meaning of SEQUOYA in English

/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. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SEQUOYA — or ~h or Sequoia biographical name circa 1760-1843 George Guess Cherokee Indian scholar
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEQUOYA — or Se·quoy·ah or Se·quoia si-ˈkwȯi-ə circa 1760-1843 George Guess Cherokee Indian scholar
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEQUOYA — ➡ Sequoyah
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SEQUOYA — Variant: or Se · quoy · ah or Se · quoia Pronunciation: si- ' kwo ̇ i- ə Function: biographical …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SEQUOYAH — biographical name see: Sequoya
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEQUOIA — 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
SEQUOIA — sə̇ˈkwȯi(y)ə, sēˈk- also -wȯyə noun Etymology: New Latin, after Sequoya (George Guess) died 1843 American Indian scholar 1. capitalized : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEQUOIA — /si kwoy"euh/ , n. either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEROKEE — /cher"euh kee', cher'euh kee"/ , n. , pl. Cherokees , ( esp. collectively ) Cherokee for 1. 1. a member …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEQUOYAH — see Sequoya
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEQUOIA — see Sequoya
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEQUOIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Sequoya (George Guess) Date: circa 1866 : either of two huge coniferous California …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEQUOIA — [ sɪ'kwɔɪə ] ■ noun a redwood tree, especially the California redwood. Origin from mod. L. Sequoia (genus name), from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEQUOIA — [se.quoia] n [NL, genus name, fr. Sequoya (George Guess)] (ca. 1866): either of two huge coniferous California trees of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEQUOYAH — born c. 1760, /1770, Taskigi, North Carolina colony died August 1843, near San Fernando, Mex. also spelled Sequoya, or Sequoia, …
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
SEQUOIA — sequoia, S\~, Sequoya, Sequoyah BrE AmE sɪ ˈkwɔɪ ə sə-, se- ▷ sequoia|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEQUOIA — / sɪˈkwɔɪə; NAmE / noun a very tall N American tree, a type of redwood •• WORD ORIGIN from modern …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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 — ( 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
SINT HOLO — [Native American] Sint Holo is an invisible, great horned serpent, having spiritual and cultural significance among the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
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 …

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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