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

North Central High School ranks 13th in the middle school list because of its acclaimed Institute of Science and Technology program for seventh- and eighth-graders, while Sacajawea ranked 26th overall.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

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

Rage Against the State, a group organized by Roger Roots, the Libertarian candidate for state auditor, will hold a “tent revival” at Sacajawea Park in Livingston on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2020

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

They came to a new country, a beautiful valley where the grass was good; but Sacajawea still pointed onward.

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