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Cochise
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Co·chise  (k-chs, -chz) 1812?-1874.
Chiricahua Apache leader who helped direct Apache resistance to U.S. troops in the Southwest (1861-1872).
Cochise [kəʊˈtʃiːs -ˈtʃiːz]
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(Biographies / Cochise (death date: 1874) M, Apache, POLITICS: chief) died 1874, Apache Indian chief
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Noun1.Cochise - Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)
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