SEQUOYAH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)

Synonyms:

George Guess; Sequoya; Sequoyah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Cherokee (a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma)

Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)

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