sequoyah

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Noun sequoyah has 1 sense

Sequoya, Sequoyah, George Guess - Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
--₁ is a kind of Indian chief, Indian chieftain; Cherokee

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Sequoyah

Noun: 1. A Native American scholar and silversmith who created the Cherokee syllabary, a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Sample Sentence: Sequoyah's invention of the Cherokee syllabary revolutionized literacy within the Cherokee Nation.

Noun: 2. A genus of evergreen trees that belong to the cypress family, native to the southeastern United States.

Sample Sentence: The majestic Sequoyah tree can reach heights of over 100 feet.

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