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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Pawnee
    n 1: a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska
         and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
    2: the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pawnee \Pawn*ee"\, n. (Law)
   One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who
   takes anything in pawn.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pawnees \Paw`nees"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. Pawnee. (Ethnol.)
   A tribe of Indians (called also Loups) who formerly
   occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live
   mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often
   used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of
   Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also Pani.
   [1913 Webster] Pawner

4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

PAWNEE. He who receives a pawn or pledge. 
     2. The rights of the pawnee are to have the exclusive possession of the 
pawn; to use it, when it is for the advantage of the pawner, but, in such 
case, when he makes a profit out of it, he must account for the same. 1 Car. 
Law Rep. 8 7; 2 Murph. 
     3. The pawnee is bound to take reasonable care, of the pledge, and to 
return it to the, pawnor, when the obligation of the latter has been 
performed. 
     4. The pawnee has two remedies to enforce his claim; the first, to sell 
the pawn, after having given due notice; and, secondly, by action. See. 1 
Bouv. Inst. n. 1046, 1050.

5. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Pawnee -- U.S. County in Kansas
   Population (2000):    7233
   Housing Units (2000): 3114
   Land area (2000):     754.173043 sq. miles (1953.299131 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.383023 sq. miles (0.992024 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    754.556066 sq. miles (1954.291155 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             38.175395 N, 99.207486 W
   Headwords:
    Pawnee
    Pawnee, KS
    Pawnee County
    Pawnee County, KS

6. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Pawnee -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    16612
   Housing Units (2000): 7464
   Land area (2000):     569.440502 sq. miles (1474.844067 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    25.430999 sq. miles (65.865983 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    594.871501 sq. miles (1540.710050 sq. km)
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             36.282565 N, 96.579448 W
   Headwords:
    Pawnee
    Pawnee, OK
    Pawnee County
    Pawnee County, OK

7. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Pawnee -- U.S. County in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    3087
   Housing Units (2000): 1587
   Land area (2000):     431.572022 sq. miles (1117.766357 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.377830 sq. miles (3.568564 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    432.949852 sq. miles (1121.334921 sq. km)
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.138586 N, 96.208595 W
   Headwords:
    Pawnee
    Pawnee, NE
    Pawnee County
    Pawnee County, NE

8. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Pawnee, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    2230
   Housing Units (2000): 1054
   Land area (2000):     2.196146 sq. miles (5.687991 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.196146 sq. miles (5.687991 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            57650
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             36.336260 N, 96.801494 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     74058
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Pawnee, OK
    Pawnee

9. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Pawnee, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    2647
   Housing Units (2000): 1086
   Land area (2000):     1.191788 sq. miles (3.086717 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.191788 sq. miles (3.086717 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            58174
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.592050 N, 89.582012 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Pawnee, IL
    Pawnee

10. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Pawnee, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
   Population (2000):    201
   Housing Units (2000): 93
   Land area (2000):     5.216727 sq. miles (13.511260 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.216727 sq. miles (13.511260 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            56252
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             28.649307 N, 98.001649 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Pawnee, TX
    Pawnee

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