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  • noun Plural form of Shawnee.

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Examples

  • Next to the Shawnees were the Miamis, more numerous perhaps, but not more warlike.

    The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" 1890

  • The Shawnees were the leaders in all these outrages; but the outlaw bands, such as the Mingos and Cherokees, were as bad, and parties of

    The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Theodore Roosevelt 1888

  • This and the preceding positions are strengthened by the introduction of evidence showing that the Shawnees were the authors of a certain type of stone graves, and of mounds and other works connected therewith.

    The Problem of the Ohio Mounds Cyrus Thomas 1867

  • To the schoolmaster Ross breathed the one word "Shawnees," and Henry in a few sentences told Paul what he had seen.

    The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky 1890

  • Now, I'm only occupyin 'a place six feet by two, with the land rollin' away thousands o 'miles on every side; but it's this very spot, six feet by two, that the Shawnees are a-lookin' fur. "

    The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky 1890

  • The British acknowledged Iroquois claims to sovereignty over—and hence to being spokesmen for—the Shawnees, Delawares, and several other nations they claimed as clients, who in turn refused to accept that status.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • The colonel did not tell the governor that this time the Virginians had started the war, and the Shawnees were striking back.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Memeskia rose and told the Ottawas to take this message to their French master: “Fathers, we have made a road to the sun-rising, and have been taken by the hand by our brothers the English, the Six Nations, the Delawares, Shawnees, and Wyandots . . . and as you threaten us with war in the spring, we tell you that we are ready to receive you.”

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Westerners blamed the British for stirring up the Indians, most recently the Shawnees, defeated at Tippecanoe in November 1811, or at least for giving the Indians hope for British support in their efforts to stem the westward expansion of the United States.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • The Shawnees made up the larger share of raiders into Virginia.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

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