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SAUK
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• SAUK (noun)
The noun SAUK has 1 sense:
1. a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
Familiarity information: SAUK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Sac; Sauk
Hypernyms ("Sauk" is a kind of...):
Algonquian; Algonquin (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast)
Instance hyponyms:
Black Hawk; Makataimeshekiakiak (Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838))
Keokuk (Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848))
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