Nez Perce
Speech parts
1. Nez Perce - Noun
2. Nez Perce - Proper noun
Meaning
the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce
a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast
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Hypernyms
Examples
A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.
According to legend, the Nez Perce tribe was first founded in the valley of the Clearwater River, one of the Snake River's lowermost major tributaries.
En route, the party accompanied American fur traders going to the 1836 rendezvous on the Green River in Wyoming and then joined Hudson's Bay Company fur traders traveling west to Fort Nez Perce (also called Fort Walla Walla ).
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Who Called Themselves the Nimipu, "the Real People": A Poem.
Culture A traditional Nez Perce beaded shirt.
Elmore, Idaho, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Valley, and Washington counties are the only ones in the state with those beginning letters.