adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Shoshone people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Shoshonean
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ʃəʊˈʃəʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American: /ʃoʊˈʃoʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American: /ʃəˈ-/
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rhymes with -əʊniən
noun
Meaning 2
a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Uto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztecan language
Narrower terms: Shoshone, Comanche, Hopi, Paiute, Ute
History
Etymology
From Shoshone + -ean.