Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a formerly nomadic Apache tribe inhabiting southern New Mexico, southeast Arizona, and northern Mexico, with present-day populations in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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- proper noun A
Native American tribe. - proper noun The
Apache language these people speak. - noun A member of this tribe.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The name is a corruption of Chihuicahui, as the people referred to themselves; in the strict sense the designation applied only to the Chokonen, but so intertwined were their destinies with those of the Chihenne, Bedonkohe, and Nednhi, that all four peoples are commonly referred to as Chiricahua.
Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994
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The name is a corruption of Chihuicahui, as the people referred to themselves; in the strict sense the designation applied only to the Chokonen, but so intertwined were their destinies with those of the Chihenne, Bedonkohe, and Nednhi, that all four peoples are commonly referred to as Chiricahua.
Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994
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Geronimo is known as the Chiricahua Apache leader that fought against both Mexico and the United States.
Geronimo's Family Hit Skull & Bones and Yale With Lawsuit 2009
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The Chiricahua were the vanguard of all Apaches; other tribes came later.
Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994
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The Chiricahua were the vanguard of all Apaches; other tribes came later.
Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994
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"I've slept under the same tarp with him many's the time when we were followin 'Chiricahua' Paches.
A Man Four-Square William MacLeod Raine 1912
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Elbys is the great-granddaughter of Chiricahua Apache Chiefe Coshise and she is a truly remarkable woman.
Jay Tavare: Honor Your Life Jay Tavare 2011
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Elbys is the great-granddaughter of Chiricahua Apache Chiefe Coshise and she is a truly remarkable woman.
Jay Tavare: Honor Your Life Jay Tavare 2011
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Elbys is the great-granddaughter of Chiricahua Apache Chiefe Coshise and she is a truly remarkable woman.
Jay Tavare: Honor Your Life Jay Tavare 2011
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Elbys is the great-granddaughter of Chiricahua Apache Chiefe Coshise and she is a truly remarkable woman.
Jay Tavare: Honor Your Life Jay Tavare 2011
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