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Teton

  • /ˈtitɑn/ US
  • /ˈtiːtɒn/ UK

Rhymes with -iːtɒn

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Lakota Thítȟuŋwaŋ (“Teton”). a general name for all seven Lakota tribes. from thíta (“a plain, prairie”) + tȟuŋwaŋ (“village”).

noun Tetons · Teton

  1. A member of the largest group of Sioux peoples.

proper noun

  1. The language of this people.
  2. A small city in Fremont County, Idaho.
  3. The Teton River (Idaho), a tributary of the Snake River.
  4. The Teton River (Montana), a tributary of the Missouri River.

Similar: Lakota, Teton Dakota, Teton Range, Teton Sioux, Tetons

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proper noun

Similar: Lakota, Teton Dakota, Teton Range, Teton Sioux, Tetons

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MLA

"Teton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Teton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teton

Chicago

"Teton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teton.

BibTeX
@misc{teton_2026,
  title = {Teton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}