Santee

[san-tee]

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.

Also called Dakota (for defs 3, 4).

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Examples from the Web for santee

Contemporary Examples of santee

Laura: I lost my job as a bartender in Santee, so I had to start drawing Social Security.
South Carolina Primary: Meet the Voters
Andrew Romano
January 21, 2012

Historical Examples of santee

On the following night the light of his camp-fires could be seen on the neighboring hills of the Santee.
Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15)
Charles Morris
A bright and beautiful young maiden—a graduate of Santee or Good Will—controls the organ and sweetly leads the service of song.
Among the Sioux
R. J. Creswell
Afterward, Dowanmane, another Santee man, was employed in like manner.
Mary and I
Stephen Return Riggs
In this spot and at Santee Agency the Indian is seen at his best.
The American Missionary -- Volume 38, No. 06, June, 1884
Various
Our humble community along the Santee had suffered the worst privations of their times and people.
The Life of Francis Marion
William Gilmore Simms

British Dictionary definitions for santee

Santee

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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