Santees \San`tees"\, n. pl.; sing. {Santee}. (Ethnol.) One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas.
Santee n 1: a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee Sioux}, {Santee Dakota}, {Eastern Sioux}] 2: the Siouan language spoken by the Santee people