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OGALALA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Siouan language spoken by the Oglala
Synonyms:
Ogalala; Oglala
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Ogalala" is a kind of...):
Siouan; Siouan language (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota
Synonyms:
Ogalala; Oglala
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ogalala" is a kind of...):
Lakota; Teton; Teton Dakota; Teton Sioux (a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains)
Instance hyponyms:
Red Cloud (leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909))
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