Wakanda

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proper noun

The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.

“Near-synonym: Wakan Tanka (in Lakota spirituality)”

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Wakan Tanka
OriginOmaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda →
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Meanings

Wakanda1

proper noun

alternative Waconda · alternative Wakonda · alternative Wauconda · alternative Wakan Tanka

  1. human sciencesThe supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.

    Near-synonym: Wakan Tanka (in Lakota spirituality)

    Synonyms: Wakan Tanka

Wakanda2

proper noun
  1. humorousNickname for Waconda, Wakonda, and Wauconda: a number of places in the United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.

Similar
Wakan Tanka
Also see
great spirit

Origin

Wakanda · proper noun

  1. Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or OsageWakanda
  2. EnglishWakanda

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

More words from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage

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Wakanda · proper noun

Humorous misspelling becoming a nickname, blending the spelling for the fictional country from the Marvel Comics with the Native American terms.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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