Associations to the word «Shawnee»

Wiktionary

SHAWNEE, proper noun. A Native American people (tribe) from Ohio.
SHAWNEE, proper noun. Their language.
SHAWNEE, proper noun. A female given name, derived from the name of this tribe.
SHAWNEE, noun. A member of this tribe.
SHAWNEE, adjective. Of, belonging to, or pertaining to this tribe.

Dictionary definition

SHAWNEE, noun. A member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river.
SHAWNEE, noun. The Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats