| NOUN | person | Shoshone, Shoshoni | a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States |
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| communication | Shoshone | the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family) |
| Sounds | showshow'niy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | A member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States. | |
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| Synonym | Shoshoni | |
| Instances | Sacagawea, Sacajawea | The Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way |
| Narrower | Comanche | A member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma |
| Hopi | A member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona | |
| Paiute, Piute | A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States | |
| Ute | A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico | |
| Broader | Amerindian, Native American | Any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived |
| Spanish | shoshone, Shoshone, shoshoni, Shoshoni, shoshón | |
| Catalan | shoshoni | |
| Meaning | The language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family). | |
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| Broader | Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language | A subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States |
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