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Santee

Santee noun: a member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.

Noun

Santee (plural Santees or Santee)

  1. A member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.

Proper noun

Santee

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Forms of Santee

pluralSantees
pluralSantee

Origin of Santee

Borrowed from Lakota Isáŋyathi or Isáŋathi ("knife"), originating from the name of a lake in present-day Minnesota.

Questions about Santee

What does Santee mean?
Santee means a member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.
What part of speech is Santee?
Santee can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Santee?
The plural of Santee is Santees.

Words near Santee in the dictionary

  1. santas
  2. Santayanian
  3. Sante
  4. Santeclaus
  5. Santeclauses
  6. Santee
  7. santeem
  8. santeems
  9. Santees
  10. Santella
  11. Santellano

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