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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.
2. 2
   the Siouan language spoken by the Santee wordnet
3. 3
   a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

eastern siouxeastern siouxsantee dakotasantee languagesantee sioux

Etymology

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

Related phrases

native american

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.