Plural of Cheyenne; members of a Native American people from the Great Plains, or the language they speak.
From French Cheyennes, adapted from the Cheyenne self-designation; the name has uncertain ultimate origin but was documented by French traders.
The Cheyenne were famous for their horsemanship and had one of the few matrilineal societies on the Plains, meaning property and some rights passed through mothers rather than fathers.
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