1. 
[syn: Shoshone, Shoshoni]
2.  the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family); 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shoshones \Sho*sho"nes\, n. pl.; sing. Shoshone. (Ethnol.)
   A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians,
   comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho
   into Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied
   especially to the Snakes, the most northern of the tribes.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Shoshone
    n 1: a member of the North American Indian people (related to
         the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States [syn:
         Shoshone, Shoshoni]
    2: the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-
       Aztecan family)
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Shoshone -- U.S. County in Idaho
   Population (2000):    13771
   Housing Units (2000): 7057
   Land area (2000):     2633.914876 sq. miles (6821.807921 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.589762 sq. miles (4.117464 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2635.504638 sq. miles (6825.925385 sq. km)
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             47.417879 N, 116.040486 W
   Headwords:
    Shoshone
    Shoshone, ID
    Shoshone County
    Shoshone County, ID
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Shoshone, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
   Population (2000):    52
   Housing Units (2000): 34
   Land area (2000):     28.736016 sq. miles (74.425936 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000238 sq. miles (0.000617 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    28.736254 sq. miles (74.426553 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            71680
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             35.965923 N, 116.269652 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     92384
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shoshone, CA
    Shoshone
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Shoshone, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
   Population (2000):    1398
   Housing Units (2000): 615
   Land area (2000):     0.976272 sq. miles (2.528532 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.976272 sq. miles (2.528532 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            73900
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             42.936742 N, 114.407816 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     83352
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shoshone, ID
    Shoshone