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Wakanda en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From a Native American language; most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda.

Meanings

  1. The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.
    • Near-synonym: Wakan Tanka (in Lakota spirituality)

Forms

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Waconda alternative lexicographic
Wakan Tanka alternative lexicographic
Wakonda alternative lexicographic
Wauconda alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Wakan Tanka

Wakanda en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Humorous misspelling becoming a nickname, blending the spelling for the fictional country from the Marvel Comics with the Native American terms.

Meanings

  1. (humorous) Nickname for Waconda, Wakonda, and Wauconda: a number of places in the United States.

wikipedia: Marvel Comics