SANTEE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Santee mean? 

• SANTEE (noun)
  The noun SANTEE has 2 senses:

1. a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux

2. the Siouan language spoken by the Santee

  Familiarity information: SANTEE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SANTEE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Eastern Sioux; Santee; Santee Dakota; Santee Sioux

Hypernyms ("Santee" is a kind 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Siouan language spoken by the Santee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Santee" is a kind of...):

Siouan; Siouan language (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux)