Etymology

Teton

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Today it means: A member of the largest group of Sioux peoples. Full definition →

Lakota Thítȟuŋwaŋ
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  1. Lakota · borrowed fromThítȟuŋwaŋ“Teton”
  2. English todayTeton

Borrowed from Lakota Thítȟuŋwaŋ (“Teton”). a general name for all seven Lakota tribes. from thíta (“a plain, prairie”) + tȟuŋwaŋ (“village”).

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