nez perce

English Thesaurus

1. the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	sahaptin, shahaptian,
definition	:	a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian (noun.communication)

2. a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast (noun.person)

hypernym	:	sahaptin, sahaptino, shahaptian,
definition	:	a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	chief joseph, joseph,
definition	:	leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) (noun.person)