santees Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
    Santee Dakota; Santee Sioux; Santee; Eastern Sioux.
  2. noun the Siouan language spoken by the Santee
    Santee.

WordNet

San`tees" noun plural
Wordforms
singular Santee
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas.

Webster 1913