Santee

Santee
/san tee"/, n.
1. a city in SW California. 47,080.
2. a river flowing SE from central South Carolina to the Atlantic. 143 mi. (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. Also called Dakota (for defs. 3, 4).

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      a major group within the Sioux (q.v.) nation of North American Indians. Santee descendants numbered more than 3,200 individuals in the early 21st century.

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  • Santee — Santee, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 302 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.563031 sq. miles (1.458243 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.563031 sq. miles (1.458243 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Santee, CA — U.S. city in California Population (2000): 52975 Housing Units (2000): 18833 Land area (2000): 16.059137 sq. miles (41.592972 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.219917 sq. miles (0.569583 sq. km) Total area (2000): 16.279054 sq. miles (42.162555 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Santee, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 740 Housing Units (2000): 394 Land area (2000): 2.014088 sq. miles (5.216465 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.014937 sq. miles (0.038686 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.029025 sq. miles (5.255151 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Santee — [san tē′] 1. [< ? AmInd tribal name] river in E S.C., flowing southeast into the Atlantic: 143 mi (230 km) 2. [after M. Santee, 1st postmaster] city in SW Calif., near San Diego: pop. 53,000 …   English World dictionary

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