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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Cheyenne
Chey·enne 7 BrE [ʃaɪˈen] NAmE [ʃaɪˈen] noun (pl. Chey·enneor Chey·ennes)
a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US states of Oklahoma and Montana
Word Origin:
[Cheyenne] Canadian French, from Dakota (the language of the ↑Sioux people) šahíyena, from šaia ‘speak incoherently’, from ša ‘red’ + ya ‘speak’.
Culture:
The Cheyenne had wars against other Native American groups and helped the ↑Sioux to defeat General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. They were then forced to live on reservations (= land given and protected by the US government) in ↑Oklahoma and ↑Montana.
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