Definition of Santee

1. Noun. A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux.

Exact synonyms: Eastern Sioux, Santee Dakota, Santee Sioux
Generic synonyms: Siouan, Sioux

2. Noun. The Siouan language spoken by the Santee.
Generic synonyms: Siouan, Siouan Language

Definition of Santee

1. Noun. A member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Santee

Santa Rosa
Santa hat
Santa hats
Santa sack
Santa sacks
Santa suit
Santa suits
Santalaceae
Santalales
Santali
Santalum album
Santana wind
Santana winds
Santander
Santas
Santee
Santee Dakota
Santee Sioux
Santees
Santhosh
Santiago
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiam berries
Santiam berry
Santini's booming sound
Santo Domingo
Santolina

Literary usage of Santee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Transportation in the Eastern Cotton Belt to 1860 by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips (1908)
"The santee River, which drains the whole of the central South Carolina ... The santee boats were obliged by turns to navigate shallow waters and risk the ..."

2. Historic Houses of South Carolina by Harriette Kershaw Leiding (1921)
"santee, FRENCH santee, SOUTH santee, NORTH santee "santee" BY KATHERINE DRAYTON ... FRENCH santee ORDER to include local history belonging to ..."

3. Early Methodism in the Carolinas by Abel McKee Chreitzberg (1897)
"The santee Circuit—Old Quarterly Conference Journal from ... The old santee Circuit is the tirst named, as early as 1786, in the General Minutes; ..."

4. Native Cemeteries and Forms of Burial East of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell (1920)
"THE santee Siouan tribes extended southward into the central portions of the present State of South Carolina, and the santee were undoubtedly members of ..."

5. Mary and I: Forty Years with the Sioux by Stephen Return Riggs (1887)
"A year before this time, in the month of May, 1870, Alfred had removed his family from Woodstock, Ill., to the santee agency. ..."

6. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"FOR some weeks in the months of July and August, General Greene had remained encamped with his main force on the high hills of santee, refreshing and ..."

7. A History of Transportation in the Eastern Cotton Belt to 1860 by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips (1908)
"The santee River, which drains the whole of the central South Carolina ... The santee boats were obliged by turns to navigate shallow waters and risk the ..."

8. Historic Houses of South Carolina by Harriette Kershaw Leiding (1921)
"santee, FRENCH santee, SOUTH santee, NORTH santee "santee" BY KATHERINE DRAYTON ... FRENCH santee ORDER to include local history belonging to ..."

9. Early Methodism in the Carolinas by Abel McKee Chreitzberg (1897)
"The santee Circuit—Old Quarterly Conference Journal from ... The old santee Circuit is the tirst named, as early as 1786, in the General Minutes; ..."

10. Native Cemeteries and Forms of Burial East of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell (1920)
"THE santee Siouan tribes extended southward into the central portions of the present State of South Carolina, and the santee were undoubtedly members of ..."

11. Mary and I: Forty Years with the Sioux by Stephen Return Riggs (1887)
"A year before this time, in the month of May, 1870, Alfred had removed his family from Woodstock, Ill., to the santee agency. ..."

12. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"FOR some weeks in the months of July and August, General Greene had remained encamped with his main force on the high hills of santee, refreshing and ..."

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