A member of a division of the Pawnee originally inhabiting the Republican River valley in southern Nebraska (the river being named after them or their settlement called the Pawnee Republic by Europeans).
Origin
Early 19th century.
Definition of Pawnee Republican in US English:
Pawnee Republican
noun
historical
A member of a division of the Pawnee originally inhabiting the Republican River valley in southern Nebraska (the river being named after them or their settlement called the Pawnee Republic by Europeans).