Wounded Knee

geographical name

Wound·​ed Knee ˌwün-dəd-ˈnē How to pronounce Wounded Knee (audio)
locality in southwestern South Dakota population 382

Note: Wounded Knee was the site of an 1890 massacre of American Indians by U.S. troops.

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“Wounded Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wounded%20Knee. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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