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词汇 Ponca
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Definition of Ponca in English:

Ponca

nounPlural Poncas ˈpɒŋkə
  • 1A member of a Sioux people formerly inhabiting northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Sioux made annual raids on the Ponca until the enforced removal of the tribe to Indian Territory took place in 1877.
    • The ‘escaped’ Poncas were arrested and destined for a forced return to Oklahoma until sympathizers initiated litigation aimed at freeing them.
  • 2mass noun The Siouan language of the Ponca, related to Omaha.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He wore braids and learned to speak Ponca.
    • But if you understand Ponca you know that's not what they're saying.
adjective ˈpɒŋkə
  • Relating to the Ponca or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sue Carlisle is an enrolled member of the Ponca tribe and now lives with her husband in Toronto, Ontario.
    • On the central Plains are found the Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Kansa, and Quapaw languages; in Wisconsin one finds the Winnebago language; on the Gulf Coast are the Tutelo, Ofo, and Biloxi languages; and in the Southeast one finds Catawba.
    • Likewise, Proctor's contemporary, Charles Schreyvogel, selected for his only Indian portrait the revered Ponca chief White Eagle.
    • Sue Carlisle, a member of the Ponca tribe, spent much of her youth on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
    • After being removed to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1877, a group of Ponca Indians led by Standing Bear sought to return to their homelands in northern Nebraska.

Origin

The name in Ponca.

Definition of Ponca in US English:

Ponca

nounˈpäNGkə
  • 1A member of a Siouan people formerly inhabiting northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ‘escaped’ Poncas were arrested and destined for a forced return to Oklahoma until sympathizers initiated litigation aimed at freeing them.
    • The Sioux made annual raids on the Ponca until the enforced removal of the tribe to Indian Territory took place in 1877.
  • 2The Siouan language of the Ponca, related to Omaha.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But if you understand Ponca you know that's not what they're saying.
    • He wore braids and learned to speak Ponca.
adjectiveˈpäNGkə
  • Relating to the Ponca or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the central Plains are found the Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Kansa, and Quapaw languages; in Wisconsin one finds the Winnebago language; on the Gulf Coast are the Tutelo, Ofo, and Biloxi languages; and in the Southeast one finds Catawba.
    • Sue Carlisle is an enrolled member of the Ponca tribe and now lives with her husband in Toronto, Ontario.
    • After being removed to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1877, a group of Ponca Indians led by Standing Bear sought to return to their homelands in northern Nebraska.
    • Sue Carlisle, a member of the Ponca tribe, spent much of her youth on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
    • Likewise, Proctor's contemporary, Charles Schreyvogel, selected for his only Indian portrait the revered Ponca chief White Eagle.

Origin

The name in Ponca.

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