Geronimo
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Ge·ron·i·mo
(jə-rŏn′ə-mō′) Originally Goyathlay. 1829-1909. Chiricahua Apache leader who resisted the US government policy to consolidate his people on reservations by leading a series of raids against Mexican and American settlements in the Southwest (1876-1886).
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Geronimo
(dʒəˈrɒnɪˌməʊ)n
(Biography) 1829–1909, Apache Indian chieftain: led a campaign against the White settlers until his final capture in 1886
interj
1. (Military) US a shout given by paratroopers as they jump into battle
2. an exclamation expressing exhilaration, esp when jumping from a great height
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Ge•ron•i•mo
(dʒəˈrɒn əˌmoʊ)n.
(Goyathlay), 1829–1909, American Apache Indian chief.
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| Noun | 1. |  Geronimo - Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909) |
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