2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pawnees \Paw`nees"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Pawnee}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians (called also {Loups}) who formerly occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also {Pani}. [1913 Webster] Pawner From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Loups \Loups\, n. pl.; sing. {Loup}. [F., prop., a wolf.] (Ethnol.) The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf. [1913 Webster]
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