Saulteaux

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noun

an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe

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NahkawêNahkawēNahkawêwinNahkawēwin
OriginFrench saulteux →
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Meanings

nounSaulteaux pl (plural only)

alternative Saulteau

  1. pluralplural onlyan indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe

    Synonyms: Nahkawê, Nahkawē

proper noun

alternative Saulteau

  1. the language of this nation

    Synonyms: Nahkawêwin, Nahkawēwin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe

Similar
NahkawêNahkawē

proper nounthe language of this nation

Similar
NahkawêwinNahkawēwin

Origin

  1. Frenchsault“waterfall”
  2. Frenchsaulteurs
  3. Frenchsaulteux
  4. EnglishSaulteaux

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.

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Translations

French saulteaux
  • saulteauxnation
German Saulteaux
  • Saulteauxnation
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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