Pawnee

noun

Paw·​nee pȯ-ˈnē 

pä-

plural Pawnee or Pawnees

: a member of an Indigenous people living in east-central Nebraska during the first half of the 19th century

Note: Current members of the Pawnee live as part of the federally recognized Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

Examples of Pawnee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pawnee National Grassland is about 75 miles away. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 18 May 2026

As fans become consumed with the horrors of Widow’s Bay, there’s a version of the show that took place in Pawnee, Indiana. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 June 2026

Parks and Recreation, a sitcom that went out of its way to be specific about its setting (the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana), was at its heart a show about national politics. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026

The Prothes have around 2,000 pecan trees that produce a variety of pecans from grafted, Pawnee, Kansa, Baruch and other northern varieties. — Kendrick Calfee june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

of Siouan origin; akin to Osage ppáį Pawnee, Omaha ppáðį

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Pawnee

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

Pawnee

noun

Paw·​nee pȯ-ˈnē 

pä-

: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Nebraska and Kansas