name
Meaning 1
Their language, an Algonquian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Aaniiih, Atsina, White Clay
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Gros Ventre
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of a historically Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe in north central Montana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: A'aninin, Aaniiih, Aaniinen, Atsina, White Clay
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hidatsa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Siouan, Siouan language
noun
Meaning 4
a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hidatsa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Sioux, Siouan
History
Etymology
From French gros ventre (“big belly”).