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CRAZY HORSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)
Synonyms:
Crazy Horse; Tashunca-Uitco
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Siouan; Sioux (a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains)
Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)