Get to know Squaw better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like indian.
Squaw meaning
A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
Synonyms of Squaw
Using Squaw
- The main meaning on this page is: A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
- Useful related words include: indian, american indian, red indian.
- In the example corpus, squaw often appears in combinations such as: squaw valley, the squaw, squaw man.
Context around Squaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Squaw
- In this selection, "squaw" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, name, stoney, dirty, valley, man and owned stand out and add context to how "squaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dirty squaw and often and as a squaw man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "squaw" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with squaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Squaw Valley hosted the Winter Olympics. (6 words)
I was called a “dirty squaw” and often felt alone. (10 words)
He may have thought he would be known as a "squaw man". (12 words)
In 2001, Desperate Dan's girlfriend Little Bear appeared; she was a native American woman, referred to by the term " squaw " (offensive in the present day in North America) but disappeared with the 2004 Dandy relaunch, when Dan's artwork style changed. (42 words)
In the early 1900s there were several hotels in town that were open during the summer months: the Not-O-Way and the Stoney Squaw owned by tribal members. (29 words)
Why not change the slur name(Squaw) to a proper Washoe language word for woman “Ta’mo’mo'”., So it would be called “Ta’mo’mo’. (26 words)
Example sentences (11)
In California, the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort announced late Saturday night that it will suspend operations starting Sunday.
Squaw Valley hosted the Winter Olympics.
Why not change the slur name(Squaw) to a proper Washoe language word for woman “Ta’mo’mo'”., So it would be called “Ta’mo’mo’.
In 1960, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets, 3-2, at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, California.
In the early 1900s there were several hotels in town that were open during the summer months: the Not-O-Way and the Stoney Squaw owned by tribal members.
Lawyers for Squaw Valley say 2.9 hours currently is needed to evacuate and that could grow to 5 to 6.5 hours under most scenarios.
I was called a “dirty squaw” and often felt alone.
The river was home to many native tribes, and in fact was the site of the main camp of Weetamoe, the squaw sachem of the Pocassets.
DeMille's first film, The Squaw Man (1914), was also the first feature film shot in Hollywood.
He may have thought he would be known as a "squaw man".
In 2001, Desperate Dan's girlfriend Little Bear appeared; she was a native American woman, referred to by the term " squaw " (offensive in the present day in North America) but disappeared with the 2004 Dandy relaunch, when Dan's artwork style changed.
Common combinations with squaw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: