Cheyenne
Chey·enne
noun \shī-ˈan, -ˈen\ plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes
Definition of CHEYENNE
1
: a member of an American Indian people of the western plains of the United States
2
: the Algonquian language of the Cheyenne people
Origin of CHEYENNE
American French, from Dakota šahíyena
First Known Use: 1778
Chey·enne
geographical name \shī-ˈan, -ˈen\Definition of CHEYENNE
1
river 527 miles (850 kilometers) South Dakota flowing NE into Missouri River
2
city SE Wyoming, its ∗ pop 53,011
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