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Definition of 'squaw'Noun
( en-noun)
(now|offensive) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
Usage notes
Previously used neutrally, the word began to be used as a term of contempt in the late 1800s; it is now often considered offensive.
Derived terms
* squaw vine, squawberry
* squawweed
* squaw mint
* squaw root
* squaw fish
* squaw carpet
* squaw winter
* squaw flower
* squaw bush, squawbush
* old squaw
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