Cheyenne

[ shahy-en, -an ]

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noun

plural Cheyennes, (especially collectively) Cheyenne

a member of a North American Indian people of the western plains, formerly in central Minnesota and North and South Dakota, and now divided between Montana and Oklahoma.
an Algonquian language, the language of the Cheyenne Indians.
a city in and the capital of Wyoming, in the S part.

Cheyenne

/ ʃ��ɪˈæ�� /

noun

-enne-ennes a member of a Native American people of the western Plains, now living chiefly in Montana and Oklahoma
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Cheyenne

/ -ˈɛn; ʃ��ɪˈæ�� /

noun

a city in SE Wyoming, capital of the state. Pop: 54 374 (2003 est)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cheyenne¹

via Canadian French from Dakota Shaiyena, from shaia to speak incoherently, from sha red + ya to speak

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Cheyenne is fiery and brash — in one scene she rejects a series of dance partners by describing a murder — but de Laâge imbues her with emotional complexity.

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The docuseries follows Rolling Stone’s expansive report from May 2024, featuring its investigative journalist Cheyenne Roundtree as one of more than 30 interview subjects providing their perspectives on Combs’ influence globally and personally.

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo rejected the claim, arguing the elephants had received remarkable care, and was supported by a district court.

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Cheyenne Bailey, a 32-year-old waitress from Queens, said she went through a doom spending phase shortly before and after the election, buying hair accessories, clothes and cosmetics.

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The Concilio gala was at a private country club within the Cheyenne Mountain Resort.

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