Minnetaree

noun

Min·​ne·​ta·​ree ˌmi-nə-ˈtär-ē 

variants or less commonly Minitari

plural Minnetaree also Minnetarees or Minitari

: a member of a Siouan-speaking Indigenous people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota : hidatsa

Examples of Minnetaree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond geology and wildlife, park materials and rangers told of French trappers calling a Missouri River tributary Roche Jaune—Yellow Rock, perhaps a translation of a Minnetaree name. — Lauret Savoy, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Mandan wrį́tari (phonetically mⁱnį́tari) "Hidatsa," borrowed from Hidatsa mirítaˑri "crosses the water"

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Minnetaree

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee
• assignee