Absaroka

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US/æbˈsɑ.ɹə.kə/

noun

A member of a Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow.

OriginDakota Absaroka →
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Meanings

nounAbsaroka (plural Absarokas or Absaroka)

plural Absarokas · alternative Absaroke · alternative Absarokee · alternative Apsaruke · alternative Upsaroka

  1. A member of a Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow.

    She was not saying anything new; she was only reminding the boy, as all little boys among the Apsaruke were constantly reminded, of the ideals for which he was expected to strive.

    1951, Dorothy M. Johnson, Warrior's Exile; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 60

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
crow

Origin

  1. DakotaAbsaroka
  2. EnglishAbsaroka

Borrowed from Dakota Absaroka (literally “crow people, bird people”).

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APA

Absaroka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Absaroka

MLA

“Absaroka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Absaroka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Absaroka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Absaroka.

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