English Explanatory Dictionary

Saulteaux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe
name
  1. the language of this nation

Word forms

Saulteaux Saulteau

Etymology

From French saulteux, or French saulteurs, from French sault (“waterfall”) in reference to Sault Ste. Marie (then called Sault de Gaston) where the French first encountered them.

Synonyms

Nahkawê Nahkawē Nahkawêwin Nahkawēwin

Related words

Hypernyms:Anishinaabe Ojibwe Ojibway Ojibwa Chippewa Baawitigong Plains Ojibwa Sault Indians Sotoos Nahkawininiwak Nakawē Nakawēmowin
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