What does "sacagawea" mean?

A gold-colored dollar coin with an image of the girl Sacagawea on the obverse.

How do you pronounce "sacagawea"?

Pronounced //ˌsækəd͡ʒəˈwi.ə//.

Common synonyms include: coin named sacagawea, historic figure, native american woman, sacagawea coin, sacagawea dollar, sacajawea.

/ˌsækəd͡ʒəˈwi.ə/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A gold-colored dollar coin with an image of the girl Sacagawea on the obverse. US

Proper Noun

1
The Native American girl who led explorers Lewis and Clark across the United States. historical

Borrowed from Hidatsa Cagáàgawia, from cagáàga (“bird”) + míà (“woman”).