sauk (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Sauk*:
NOUN	person	Sauk, Sac	a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

Sauk > pronunciation
Sounds	sao'k
Rhymes	airlock ... walk: 27 rhymes with aok...

English > *Sauk*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay.
Synonym	Sac
Instances	Black Hawk, Makataimeshekiakiak	Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
Instances	Keokuk	Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
Broader	Algonquian, Algonquin	A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally / originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada

HyperDic: sauk