noun
1. a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
• Syn: ↑Santee Sioux, ↑Santee Dakota, ↑Eastern Sioux
2. the Siouan language spoken by the Santee
• Hypernyms: ↑Siouan, ↑Siouan language
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\\san.ˈtē\ noun (plural santee or santees)Usage: usually capitalized
: either of two Siouan peoples:
a. : a large number of small groups located in the Carolinas
b.
(1) : a division of the Dakota people
(2) : a dialect of Dakota
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/san tee"/, n.
1. a city in SW California. 47,080.
2. a river flowing SE from central South Carolina to the Atlantic. 143 mi. (230 km) long.
3. a branch of the Dakota Indians, comprising the Mdewakanton, Sisseton, Wahpekute, and Wahpeton.
4. the dialect of Dakota spoken by the Santee peoples. Also called Dakota (for defs. 3, 4).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.