Santee
[ san-tee ]
/ sænˈti /
noun
a city in SW California.
a river flowing SE from central South Carolina to the Atlantic. 143 miles (230 km) long.
a branch of the Dakota Indians, comprising the Mdewakanton, Sisseton, Wahpekute, and Wahpeton.
the dialect of Dakota spoken by the Santee peoples.
Also called
Dakota
(for defs 3, 4).
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British Dictionary definitions for santee
Santee
/ (sænˈtiː) /
noun
a river in SE central South Carolina, formed by the union of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers: flows southeast to the Atlantic; part of the Santee-Wateree-Catawba River System an inland waterway 866 km (538 miles) long. Length: 230 km (143 miles)