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Tutelo

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A Virginian Siouan language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tutelo-Saponi

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a Native American people living above the Fall Line in present-day Virginia and West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Siouan, Siouan language

4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of the Siouan people of Virginia and North Carolina

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Sioux, Siouan

History

Etymology

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