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Santee

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the Siouan language spoken by the Santee

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Siouan, Siouan language

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noun

Meaning 5

a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Santee Sioux, Santee Dakota, Eastern Sioux

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Broader terms: Sioux, Siouan

History

Etymology

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

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