Teton

Meanings

Noun

  • A member of the largest group of Sioux peoples.

Proper Noun

  • The language of this people.
  • small city Fremont County (county) Idaho (state).
  • The Teton River (Idaho), a tributary of the Snake River.
  • The Teton River (Montana), a tributary of the Missouri River.

Related

Similar words

  • Lakota
  • Teton Dakota
  • Teton Sioux

Origin

  • Borrowed from Lakota Thítȟuŋwaŋ ("Teton"). a general name for all seven Lakota tribes. from thíta + tȟuŋwaŋ.

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