# Santee

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #58,990

## Definitions
1. A member of a Sioux group of Native Americans residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Lakota Isáŋyathi or Isáŋathi ("knife"), originating from the name of a lake in present-day Minnesota.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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