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TECUMSEH
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• TECUMSEH (noun)
The noun TECUMSEH has 1 sense:
1. a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)
Familiarity information: TECUMSEH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Tecumseh; Tecumtha
Instance hypernyms:
Shawnee (a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river)
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