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SEQUOYAH
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• SEQUOYAH (noun)
The noun SEQUOYAH has 1 sense:
1. Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
Familiarity information: SEQUOYAH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
George Guess; Sequoya; Sequoyah
Instance hypernyms:
Cherokee (a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma)
Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)
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