Sauk
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
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the dialect of the Fox language spoken by the Sauk.
Example Sentences
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In a statement, Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said Ms Backeberg's disappearance "was by her own choice and not the result of any criminal activity or foul play".
From BBC • May 4, 2025
How does this trail, the Sauk River ADA Trail, reflect some of those priorities and solutions?
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023
His father was a prominent doctor in Sauk Centre, a town of about 2,800 — read all about it in “Main Street.”
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
Severe thunderstorms were also reported in Dane, Rock, Columbia, Sauk, Green and Iowa counties in southern Wisconsin.
From Fox News • Aug. 11, 2021
And today Sauk Centre celebrates itself for having produced him.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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