Sacajawea

or Sac·a·ga·we·a Sak·a·ja·we·a

[ sak-uh-juh-wee-uh ]

/ ˌsæk ə dʒəˈwi ə /

noun

Bird Woman, 1787?–1812?, Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.

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Examples from the Web for sacajawea

Sacajawea, in the privacy of her own room that Sunday evening, spoke to Charboneau.
The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye
We can see Sacajawea now, startled and expectant, her heart beating like a trip-hammer under her bodice, looking at Julia!
The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye
Sacajawea, the Indian girl, was as keen-eyed as the red-headed chief.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough
Sacajawea was only a woman, and a brave little woman at that.
The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye

But the Clark party was larger, being composed of twenty men and Sacajawea and her baby.
First Across the Continent|Noah Brooks

Culture definitions for sacajawea

Sacajawea

[ (sak-uh-juh-wee-uh) ]

A young Native American woman who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to explore territory gained through the Louisiana Purchase. (See Lewis and Clark expedition.)

Note

Her portrait is stamped on the golden dollar.

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