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Nez Perce

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Noun

1. nez perce

a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast

2. nez perce

the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nez Perce

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noun
1. Word forms: plural Nez Percés (ˈpɜːsɪz , French pɛrse) or Nez Percé
a member of a Native American people of the Pacific coast, a tribe of the Sahaptin
2. 
the Sahaptin language of this people

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Nez Perce

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1. Word forms: plural Nez Percé, Nez Percés, Nez Perce, Nez Perces (ˈnɛz ˈpɜrsɪz ; nezˈ pʉrˈsiz; ˈnɛz pərˈseɪz ; nezˈ pərsāzˈ; French neɪpɛʀˈseɪ; nāpersāˈ)
a member of a North American Indian people living in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon
2. 
the Sahaptian language of this people

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nez Perce

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n. pl. Nez Perce or Nez Per·ces (pûrsĭz) also Nez Percé or Nez Per·cés (-sāz)
1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the lower Snake River and its tributaries in western Idaho, northeast Oregon, and southeast Washington, with present-day populations in western Idaho and northeast Washington.
2. The Sahaptian language of the Nez Perce.

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