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Sahaptin

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

The language spoken by the Sahaptin people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sahaptian

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A family of languages comprising Sahaptin and Nez Perce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sahaptian

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Shahaptian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Penutian

Narrower terms: Nez Perce

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Shahaptian, Sahaptino

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Penutian

Narrower terms: Nez Perce

History

Etymology

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