Santee

Other forms: Santees

Definitions of Santee
  1. noun
    a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
    synonyms: Eastern Sioux, Santee Dakota, Santee Sioux
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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
    the Siouan language spoken by the Santee
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    type of:
    Siouan, Siouan language
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
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