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Saulteaux

Saulteaux noun: an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe.

Noun

Saulteaux pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe
    Synonyms:
    Nahkawê, Nahkawē

Proper noun

Saulteaux

  1. the language of this nation
    Synonyms:
    Nahkawêwin, Nahkawēwin

Synonyms of Saulteaux

  • Nahkawê
  • Nahkawē
  • Nahkawêwin
  • Nahkawēwin

Forms of Saulteaux

alternative formSaulteau

Origin of Saulteaux

From French saulteux, or French saulteurs, from French sault (“waterfall”) in reference to Sault Ste. Marie (then called Sault de Gaston) where the French first encountered them.

Questions about Saulteaux

What does Saulteaux mean?
Saulteaux means an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe.
What part of speech is Saulteaux?
Saulteaux can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Saulteaux in the dictionary

  1. Saulsburys
  2. Saulson
  3. sault
  4. Sault Sainte Marie
  5. Sault Ste. Marie
  6. Saulteaux
  7. Saulter
  8. Saulters
  9. Saulteur
  10. Saulteurs
  11. saults

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