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tecumseh
/təˈkʌmsə/
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What does tecumseh mean?
proper noun
- A male given name.
- A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65.
More meanings (7)
proper noun
- An unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.
- A city and township in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Nebraska, United States.
- A city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/təˈkʌmsə/
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Before her there had been Mrs. Dahlgren, wife of Admiral Dahlgren, and Mrs. William Tecumseh Sherman.
The bright-faced, comely, and vivacious young woman in the second side pew was his wife--and Tecumseh noted with approbation that she knew how to dress.
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Like Osceola, he rose suddenly; like Tecumseh he was always impatient for battle; like Pontiac, he fought on while his allies were suing for peace, and like Grant, the silent soldier, he was a man of deeds and not of words.