English Explanatory Dictionary

Wakanda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.
name
  1. Nickname for Waconda, Wakonda, and Wauconda: a number of places in the United States.

Word forms

Wakanda Waconda Wakonda Wauconda Wakan Tanka

Etymology

From a Native American language; most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda.

Synonyms

Wakan Tanka
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