cheyenne

/ʃaɪˈæn/

nounadjectivechey · enne

Think: “SHY-AN” sounds like **Chey-enne**—Chey is shy, and Anne says “an.”

Yes, it's cheyenne. The tricky part is the ending: it’s spelled **-enne** (like “Anne” with an extra **e**), but pronounced like **-an**.

Definitions

  1. nounA member of a Native American people of the Great Plains (the Cheyenne).
  2. nounThe Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Cheyenne people.
  3. nounThe capital city of Wyoming, in the United States.
  4. adjectiveRelating to the Cheyenne people, their language, or their culture.

Examples

  • “We stopped in Cheyenne on our road trip through Wyoming.”
  • “The museum exhibit included Cheyenne beadwork and historical photographs.”
  • “She is studying the Cheyenne language for her linguistics project.”

Synonyms

Wyoming capitalCheyenne peopleCheyenne NationTsitsistasCheyenne language

Translations

ES cheyenePT cheieneFR cheyenne

Common misspellings

shyanncheyanchayennecheyenecheyanncheyenneCheyene

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