/ Dictionary / Index S Shawnee: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Shaw•nee Pronunciation: (shô-nē'), [key] — pl. -nees, -nee. a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe formerly in the east-central U.S., now in Oklahoma. the Algonquian language of the Shawnee tribe. a town in E Kansas. 29,653. a city in central Oklahoma. 26,506. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shawnee (Thesaurus) Shawn Shawwal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language