sundance
sundance noun: any of various Native American religious rituals with songs, dances, praying, etc.
Noun
sundance (plural sundances)
- Any of various Native American religious rituals with songs, dances, praying, etc.
- Of course before this there will be lesser fights with Indian foes and whites, and much village life, moving, sundances and other ceremonials to record and a great hunt on the Yellowstone […]1992, Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer, Letters of Mari Sandoz, page 340
- Mary and her husband, Jack Hyatt (Cherokee/African-American), have participated in sundances for a number of years.2001, Susan Lobo, Kurt Peters, American Indians and the Urban Experience, page 256
- Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of the Southern United States, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.
- Synonyms:
- firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower
Proper noun capitalized: Sundance
Sundance
- A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- A ghost town in northern Manitoba, Canada.
- A ski resort and census-designated place (Sundance Resort) in Utah County, Utah, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Crook County, Wyoming, United States.
sundance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sundance in Hindi
- सनडांस, सनडेन्स, सनडेंस
sundance in Tamil
- சன்டன்ஸ்
sundance in Marathi
- सुंडन्स, सनडन्स
sundance in Urdu
- سنڈینس, سنڈنس, سنڈانس
More languagesFewer languages
- sundance in Bengali
- সানডেন্স, সানড্যান্স, সান্ড্যান্স
- sundance in Telugu
- సన్డెన్స్, సన్డాన్స్
- sundance in Malayalam
- സൺഡൻസ്, സൺഡാൻസ്, സൺഡെൻസ്
- sundance in Kannada
- ಸನ್ಡೆನ್ಸ್
- sundance in Punjabi
- ਸੰਡੈਂਸ, ਸੁੰਡੈਂਸ, ਸੰਡਨੈਂਸ
- sundance in Gujarati
- સનડેન્સ, સનડન્સ, સનડાન્સ
- sundance in Odia
- ସୁଣ୍ଡାନ୍ସ, ସଣ୍ଡାନ୍ସ
- sundance in Nepali
- सन्डेन्स, सनडेन्स, सनडान्स
Synonyms of sundance
Forms of sundance
| plural | sundances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sun dance |
Origin of sundance
From sun + dance.
From sundance.
Questions about sundance
- What does sundance mean?
- Sundance means any of various Native American religious rituals with songs, dances, praying, etc.
- What is sundance in Hindi?
- Sundance in Hindi is सनडांस, सनडेन्स, सनडेंस. See Sundance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sundance?
- Sundance can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sundance?
- The plural of sundance is sundances.
Words near sundance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sundance (page history and authors); Sundance (page history and authors); sundance (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sundance (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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