Sakakawea

Variant of Sacagawea

Sacagawea definition

Sac·a·ga·wea (sak′ə jə wē′ə, -wā′ə)

1787?-1812; Shoshone Indian woman: interpreter & guide for the Lewis & Clark expedition
also Sacajawea Sac′·a·ja·we′a or Sakakawea Sa·ka′·ka·we′a (sä kä′kä wē′ə)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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