Sacajawea

American  

[sak-uh-juh-wee-uh] / ˌsæk ə dʒəˈwi ə /

Or Sacagawea

noun

1. Bird Woman, 1787?–1812?, Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.

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Sacajawea Cultural  

1. A young Native American woman who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to explore territory gained through the Louisiana Purchase. (See Lewis and Clark expedition.)

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Her portrait is stamped on the golden dollar.

Example Sentences

The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state was detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Onik’a Gilliam-Cathcart, a specialist in discrimination and retaliation claims, investigated the incident at Sacajawea Middle School in Spokane.

From Fox News • Aug. 1, 2021

“In my personal opinion, I feel that it should just be melted down,” Rose Ann Abrahamson, a descent of Sacajawea, said the hastily called meeting Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2021

What Lewis and Clark's Indian guide Sacajawea was to American history high school texts, Gunga Din was to third-world movies.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2019

Sacajawea, grieving like a little child, stole silently away.

From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Hough, Emerson