Nez Perce

Nez Perce  (nz pûrs, ns) also Nez Per·cé (pr-s)

n. pl. Nez Perce or Nez Per·ces (pûrsz) also Nez Percé or Nez Per·cés (-sz)

1.

a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the lower Snake River and its tributaries in western Idaho, northeast Oregon, and southeast Washington, with present-day populations in western Idaho and northeast Washington.

b. A member of this people.

2. The Sahaptian language of the Nez Perce.

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[French Nez-Percé : nez, nose + percé, past participle of percer, to pierce.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nez Perce - a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast Sahaptin, Sahaptino, Shahaptian - a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho
	2.	Nez Perce - the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce Sahaptin, Shahaptian - a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian