squaw

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squaw dance
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A pejorative term for a woman, wife; especially a Native American woman
A female; a woman; in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family, correlative of sannup
In the past, people sometimes referred to a Native American Indian woman as a squaw. a word for a Native American woman, now usually considered offensive (squaws )
an American Indian woman
A female; a woman; -- in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquian family, correlative of sannup
{i} female Native American; woman, wife (Derogatory)
Squaw Valley
A valley of northeast California in the Sierra Nevada west of Lake Tahoe. A popular ski resort, it was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Valley, eastern California, U.S. Squaw Valley is located in the Sierra Nevada range on the eastern slope of Squaw Peak, northwest of Lake Tahoe. A world-famous winter sports area, it has ice-skating facilities, ski lifts, and trails, and it was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games
squaw grass
plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
squaw man
a white man married to a North American Indian woman
squaw man
A white or other non-Native American man having a Native American wife and usually living with her people
squaw man
A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; often a term of contempt
squaw vine
The partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
old squaw
a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
squaw

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    [ 'skwo ] (noun.) 1634. From the Massachusett word squàws (“woman”), an Eastern Algonquian language. Cognate with Ojibwe ikwe (“woman”).
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