Cheyenne

Origin

Borrowing from fr Cheyenne, from Dakota Sioux Sahi'yena.

Full definition of Cheyenne

Proper noun

1. A western member of the Algonquian languages branch of the family. Cheyenne is spoken in Oklahoma and on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. There are currently (2005) approximately 1,200 Cheyenne-speakers in Montana and 500 in Oklahoma.
2. The capital of the State of Wyoming.
3. of modern American usage
4. of modern American usage.

Noun

1. A member of the Cheyenne tribe.