Shoshone

noun

Sho·​shone shə-ˈshōn  shə-ˈshō-nē 

ˈshō-ˌshōn

variants or Shoshoni

shə-ˈshō-nē 

1

plural Shoshones or Shoshoni also Shoshone or Shoshonis : a member of a group of Indigenous peoples originally ranging through California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming

2

: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Shoshones

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Shoshone

noun

Sho·​shone shə-ˈshōn(-ē) 

ˈshō-ˌshōn

variants or Shoshoni

shə-ˈshō-nē 

plural Shoshones or Shoshoni also Shoshone or Shoshonis

: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming

Geographical Definition

Shoshone

geographical name

Sho·​sho·​ne shə-ˈshō-nē 

shə-ˈshōn

river 120 miles (193 kilometers) long in northwestern Wyoming flowing northeast into the Bighorn River