shoshone
/ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
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The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people.
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The Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming.
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A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States.
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A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.
Example Sentences
- "If I'd kept a woman, he realized, instead of sending 'em back to their fathers' lodges - the Shoshone girl, them two Hunkpapas, the Crow I called Sally, even that Ree that come near talking me to death - if I'd kept one of 'em for more than just a winter, I'd have boys of my own by now to bring in meat."
- "Wallace said he watched as the cameras were installed on each side of the railroad crossing in Shoshone about 18 months ago, and from that point on, opposition slowly grew louder."
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Comanche
Wiktionary’s coverage of Shoshone terms