Sho·sho·ne /ʃəʊˈʃəʊni/ noun 1. the Shoshone [plural] a group of Native American tribes who lived between southeast California and west Wyoming. The Comanche tribes separated from them and moved to Texas
2. [countableC] a member of one of the tribes in this group → see Cultural Note at native american
—Shoshone adjectiveadj