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Definition of sacagawea

sacagawea

/ˌsækədʒəˈwiːə/
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sacagawea Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A Lemhi Shoshone woman (c. 1788–1812) who served as an essential interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the western United States from 1805 to 1806.

Example

"Historians credit Sacagawea with helping the Corps of Discovery navigate unfamiliar terrain and negotiate peacefully with Indigenous tribes."

2

American Informally, a golden-colored United States one-dollar coin bearing the image of Sacagawea and her infant son on the obverse, first minted in 2000.

Example

"The ticket machine at the train station dispensed my change in gleaming Sacagawea dollar coins."

• Rhymes for sacagawea

• Nearby Words

sabrina
sabyinyo
sac
sacagawea
sacajawea
saccharin
saccharine

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Hidatsa 'tsakáka wía', literally meaning 'bird woman' (from 'tsakáka', meaning 'bird', and 'wía', meaning 'woman').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sacagawea. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sacagawea
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