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Definition of Tallchief
1. Noun. United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tallchief
Literary usage of Tallchief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 4-6 by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Tekla N. White (2000)
"Ballerina Maria tallchief* inherited the proud bearing and grace of the Osage.
... Then, as a teenager, she shortened her last name to one word, tallchief. ..."
2. Spanish/English Read & Understand Nonfiction by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Ana Shirazi, Tekla White (2005)
"This was an exciting new beginning for Maria tallchief. ... Then, as a teenager,
she shortened her last name to one word, tallchief. ..."
3. Daily Paragraph Editing: Student Practice Books by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"Marias father Alex tallchief always had a very comfortable life because of this.
He feeled he did not need to go to college or have an career, marias mother ..."
4. New York Table of Cases and Analyzed Citations of the Decisions of the ...by Charles Ray Kreidler by Charles Ray Kreidler (1912)
"tallchief, 52 Misc. 617; 102 Supp. 972. Reversed, 121 App. Div. 310 (106 Supp.
64). Peters v. tallchief, 121 App. Div. ..."
5. Finding Utopiaby Paul Sutherland by Paul Sutherland (2006)
"Maria tallchief 1925- tallchief was an Osage Indian who left her tribe when she
was 17 to become a prima ballerina in New York City. ..."
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