Meskwaki

noun

Me·​skwa·​ki me-ˈskwä-kē How to pronounce Meskwaki (audio)
: fox

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Fox News Digital reached out to the Meskwaki Nation Police Department, Tama County Sheriff's Office and the B Troop, 1-113th Cavalry for more information. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025 Howard's father, the chief of the Meskwaki Nation Police Department in central Iowa, shared on Facebook that his son was one of the soldiers killed. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025 Indigenous activist Erlidawn Roy comes from the Meskwaki, Anishinaabe, Laguna Pueblo and Isleta Pueblo people. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Meskwaki

Word History

Etymology

borrowed with shortening from Fox meškwahki·haki (plural), a self-designation, literally, "red earth (people)"

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Meskwaki was in 1741

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“Meskwaki.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Meskwaki. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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