Definition of "Shawnee"

Shawnee

noun
plural Shawnees or Shawnee
1. A member of a Native American people (tribe) from Ohio.
adjective
not comparable
1. Of, belonging to, or pertaining to this tribe.
proper noun
1. The language of this tribe.
2. A female given name, derived from the name of this tribe.
  Quotations
  The girls from our year were mainly named some version of Shawn. There was Shawna, Dawna, Shawnee, Dawnali, Shalana, and just plain Dawn and Shawn.
  2012, Louise Erdrich, The Round House, Corsair, published 2013, page 292
3. A city, the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.