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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Shawnee
Shaw·nee 7 [Shawnee Shawnees] BrE [ˈʃɔːniː] NAmE [ˈʃɔːniː] noun (pl. Shaw·neeor Shaw·nees)
a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US state of Oklahoma
Word Origin:
the name in Delaware. Delaware is either of two Algonquian languages (Munsi and Unami), both now extinct.
Culture:
The Shawnee first settled in the Ohio Valley as farmers who also hunted. ↑Tecumseh tried to unite them to defend their land against white people but failed. The Shawnees were then moved to the ↑Indian Territory.
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