cheyenne

cheyenne
Cheyennes Chey*ennes", n. pl.; sing. {cheyenne}. (Ethnol.) A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cheyenne — bezeichnet: ein nordamerikanisches Indianervolk, siehe Cheyenne (Volk) deren Sprache, siehe Cheyenne (Sprache) einen Vornamen, siehe Cheyenne (Vorname) einen Berg, siehe Cheyenne Mountain Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Cheyenne (Kansas)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cheyenne — • Diocese established 9 August, 1887 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cheyenne     Cheyenne     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Cheyenne — Cheyenne, WY U.S. city in Wyoming Population (2000): 53011 Housing Units (2000): 23782 Land area (2000): 21.108509 sq. miles (54.670786 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.082327 sq. miles (0.213226 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.190836 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cheyenne — puede referirse a: Los cheyennes, un pueblo indígena norteamericano. El idioma hablado por los miembros de dicho pueblo. Cheyenne, localidad del estado estadounidense de Oklahoma. Cheyenne, la capital y ciudad más grande del estado estadounidense …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cheyenne, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 778 Housing Units (2000): 417 Land area (2000): 0.991635 sq. miles (2.568323 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.991635 sq. miles (2.568323 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cheyenne, WY — U.S. city in Wyoming Population (2000): 53011 Housing Units (2000): 23782 Land area (2000): 21.108509 sq. miles (54.670786 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.082327 sq. miles (0.213226 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.190836 sq. miles (54.884012 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cheyenne — Cheyenne1 [shī an′, shīen′] n. [Fr < Dakota šahíyena: meaning unknown ] 1. pl. Cheyennes or Cheyenne a member of a North American Indian people that migrated from Minnesota to the headwaters of the Platte River, and into S Colorado and SW… …   English World dictionary

  • Cheyenne — (spr. schi énn), Hauptstadt des nordamerikan. Staates Wyoming, Grafschaft Laramie, 1851 m ü. M., an der Union Pacificbahn, mit Kapitol, Bibliothek, Landamt, Eisenbahnwerkstätten, Achatschleiferei, starkem Viehhandel und 14,087 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cheyenne — (spr. schīénn), Hauptstadt des nordamerik. Staates Wyoming, 1843 m ü.d.M., (1900) 14.087 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cheyenne — the capital city of the US state of ↑Wyoming …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cheyenne — 1778, from Fr. Canadian, from Dakota Sahi yena, a dim. of Sahi ya, a Dakotan name for the Cree people …   Etymology dictionary

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