Gros Ventre

/ˈgroʊ ˌvɑnt/
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Definitions of Gros Ventre
  1. noun
    a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota
    synonyms: Hidatsa
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    type of:
    Siouan, Sioux
    a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
  2. noun
    a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa
    synonyms: Hidatsa
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    type of:
    Siouan, Siouan language
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
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