noun
1. a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States
• Syn: ↑Shoshoni
• Hypernyms: ↑Indian, ↑American Indian, ↑Red Indian
2. the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family)
• Hypernyms: ↑Shoshonean, ↑Shoshonean language, ↑Shoshonian, ↑Shoshonian language
Useful english dictionary. 2012.