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saawanwa

saawanwa noun: synonym of Shawnee (person).

Noun (1)

saawanwa

  1. Synonym of Shawnee (person).
    • We recognize the myaamiaki, Lënape, Bodwéwadmik, and saawanwa people as past, present, and future caretakers of this land.2025, “Land Acknowledgement: About”, in Native American and Indigenous Studies Program: Indiana University Bloomington
    Synonyms:
    Shawnee

Noun (2) capitalized: Saawanwa

Saawanwa

  1. Synonym of Shawnee (person).
    • The old people say that a long time ago, a Saawanwa—a Shawnee—was born not far from here, and on the night his mother brought him into this world, a very bright comet streaked overhead.2025, Maurice Switzer, Sons of Tecumseh, FriesenPress, page 5
    Synonyms:
    Shawnee

Synonyms of saawanwa

Forms of saawanwa

alternative formSaawanwa
alternative formsaawanwa

Origin of saawanwa

Unadapted borrowing from Shawnee saawanwa.

Shawnee saawanwa.

Questions about saawanwa

What does saawanwa mean?
Saawanwa means synonym of Shawnee (person).
What part of speech is saawanwa?
Saawanwa is a noun.

Words near saawanwa in the dictionary

  1. Saathoff
  2. Saathoffs
  3. Saatlı
  4. Saavedra
  5. Saavedras
  6. saawanwa
  7. sab
  8. sab.
  9. saba
  10. Saba Island
  11. Saba Rock

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