Santee

[san-tee]

noun

1. a city in SW California.

2. a river flowing SE from central South Carolina to the Atlantic. 143 miles (230 km) long.

3. a branch of the Dakota Indians, comprising the Mdewakanton, Sisseton, Wahpekute, and Wahpeton.

4. the dialect of Dakota spoken by the Santee peoples.

Santee

/ sænˈtiː /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

He didn’t play football his freshman year at Santee.

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A security camera recorded the theft, which occurred near MariGold Dresses on Olympic Boulevard and Santee Street, according to KTLA.

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“Nobody knows what’s really happening. Nobody knows where the raids are happening, so people just post things and they create fear,” said Adnan Akram, the owner of I Heart Fashion in Santee Alley.

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Yet Santee in San Diego County, so notorious for its racism that people still call it “Klantee,” is.

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A van crashed into pedestrians in downtown Los Angeles’ Santee Alley on Sunday afternoon, resulting in nine injuries including those to three children.

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