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SAUK

Pronunciation (US):

• SAUK (noun)
The noun SAUK has 1 sense:

1. a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

Familiarity information: SAUK used as a noun is very rare.

• SAUK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sauk; Sac

Hypernyms ("Sauk" is a kind of...):

Algonquian; Algonquin (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast)

Instance hyponyms:

Black Hawk; Makataimeshekiakiak (Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838))

Keokuk (Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848))

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SAUK: related words searches

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