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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.
2. 2
   a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The lect (variously considered a language or a member of a group of dialects) spoken by these people.

Synonyms

All synonyms

sacsac

Etymology

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

Related phrases

native american

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