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Dhegiha

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪ̯ɡiːˌhɒ/
  • General-American: /ˈdeɪ̯ɡiˌhɑ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of a number of possibly related Siouan tribes: the Omaha, Ponca, Kaw or Kansa, Osage, and Quapaw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a branch of the Siouan languages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Siouan, Siouan language

Narrower terms: Kansa, Kansas, Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Ponka, Quapaw

3

noun

Meaning 3

any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Sioux, Siouan

Narrower terms: Kansa, Kansas, Omaha, Maha, Osage, Ponca, Ponka, Quapaw

History

Etymology

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