noun
pawnee
PAW-nee
noun
1
A member of the Pawnee people, an Indigenous nation of North America, or their language.
"The museum exhibit told the history of the Pawnee people on the Great Plains."
How to Use Pawnee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of a Native American people and their language, also used for several small towns of the same name in the US.
Word Forms
more Pawnee comparative, pawnees plural, Pawnees plural, Pawnee plural, most Pawnee superlative
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Etymology
The name of the Pawnee Native American nation and their nearly extinct language.