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Santee

The English word “Santee” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Lakota Isáŋyathi or Isáŋathi ("knife"), originating from the name of a lake in present-day Minnesota.

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