Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Shawnee leader who attempted to establish a confederacy to unify Native Americans against white encroachment. He sided with the British in the War of 1812 and was killed in the Battle of the Thames.
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- proper noun A male
given name . - proper noun Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. and
Canada .
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- noun a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)
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Examples
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The life and character of Tecumseh have formed the subject of three somewhat ambitious poems: Richardson's _Tecumseh_;
Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Ethel T. Raymond
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Jan Cannon ..., a geologist who lives in Tecumseh, picked up some sand in southeast Alaska more than 30 years ago ....
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Jan Cannon ..., a geologist who lives in Tecumseh, picked up some sand in southeast Alaska more than 30 years ago ....
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How the brother of the slaughtered native American chieftain Tecumseh cursed Harrison for the death of his sibling, proclaiming that if when he became the “Great Chief” Harrison would die the following year.
Archive 2006-01-01 Lou Anders 2006
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Great Indian Warrior Tecumseh is rallying them to action against the whites with another powerful speech.
Archive 2006-07-01 ____Maggie 2006
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Great Indian Warrior Tecumseh is rallying them to action against the whites with another powerful speech.
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards (copy) ____Maggie 2006
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"I grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich., 20 miles from a town called Tecumseh - and I had no idea why it was called Tecumseh," says Ric Burns, co-director with Eyre of the "Tecumseh" segment, the linchpin of the series.
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Mrs. Wilson, our little boy Archie (whom the Indians call Tecumseh, after the celebrated chief who fought under Sir Isaac Brock in 1812),
Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians Edward Francis Wilson
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This child was called Tecumseh, which means shooting-star.
Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Edson Leone Whitney
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Governor Harrison was not a man to be easily frightened, but he became apprehensive, and proposed to satisfy himself by calling Tecumseh into conference.
The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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