Definition of Tecumseh in English :

Define Tecumseh in English

Tecumseh meaning in English

Meaning of Tecumseh in English

Pronunciation of Tecumseh in English

Tecumseh pronunciation in English

Pronounce Tecumseh in English

Tecumseh

see synonyms of tecumseh

Noun

1. tecumseh, tecumtha

a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tecumseh

see synonyms of tecumseh
noun
?1768–1813, Native American chief of the Shawnee tribe. He attempted to unite western tribes against the White people, but was defeated at Tippecanoe (1811). He was killed while fighting for the British in the War of 1812

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Tecumseh

see synonyms of tecumseh
1768?-1813; chief of the Shawnee Indians: attempted to unite the W Indian tribes

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


Tecumseh

see synonyms of tecumseh
Shawnee leader who attempted to establish a confederacy to unify Native Americans against white encroachment. He sided with the British in the War of 1812 and was killed in the Battle of the Thames.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.