Santee
[ san-tee ]
/ sænˈti /
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noun
a city in SW California.
a river flowing SE from central South Carolina to the Atlantic. 143 miles (230 km) long.
a branch of the Dakota Indians, comprising the Mdewakanton, Sisseton, Wahpekute, and Wahpeton.
the dialect of Dakota spoken by the Santee peoples.
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Also called Dakota (for defs. 3, 4).
Words nearby Santee
Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa de Copán, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Tecla, Santayana, Santee, Santer, santera, Santería, santero, Santiago
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Santee
/ (sænˈtiː) /
noun
a river in SE central South Carolina, formed by the union of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers: flows southeast to the Atlantic; part of the Santee-Wateree-Catawba River System an inland waterway 866 km (538 miles) long. Length: 230 km (143 miles)
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