Cheyenne

[ shahy-en, -an ]
/ ʃaɪˈɛn, -ˈæn /

noun, plural Chey·ennes, (especially collectively) Chey·enne for 1.

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.

Definition for cheyenne (2 of 2)

Wyoming
[ wahy-oh-ming ]
/ waɪˈoʊ mɪŋ /

noun

a state in the NW United States. 97,914 sq. mi. (253,595 sq. km). Capital: Cheyenne. Abbreviation: WY (for use with zip code), Wyo., Wy.
a city in W Michigan, near Grand Rapids.

OTHER WORDS FROM Wyoming

Wy·o·ming·ite [wahy-oh-ming-ahyt] /waɪˈoʊ mɪŋˌaɪt/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cheyenne (1 of 3)

Cheyenne 1
/ (ʃaɪˈæn) /

noun

plural -enne or -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

Word Origin for Cheyenne

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

British Dictionary definitions for cheyenne (2 of 3)

Cheyenne 2
/ (ʃaɪˈæn, -ˈɛn) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for cheyenne (3 of 3)

Wyoming
/ (waɪˈəʊmɪŋ) /

noun

a state of the western US: consists largely of ranges of the Rockies in the west and north, with part of the Great Plains in the east and several regions of hot springs. Capital: Cheyenne. Pop: 501 242 (2003 est). Area: 253 597 sq km (97 914 sq miles) Abbreviation: Wyo, Wy, (with zip code) WY

Cultural definitions for cheyenne

Wyoming

State in the western United States bordered by Montana to the north, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Colorado and Utah to the south, and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Cheyenne, and its largest city is Casper.