"Ponca" meaning in English

See Ponca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ponca
  1. A small city, the county seat of Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Nebraska, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Ponca City
    Sense id: en-Ponca-en-name-HhOvHAd8 Categories (other): County seats of Nebraska, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Noun

Forms: Poncas [plural], Ponca [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Ponca}} Ponca (plural Poncas or Ponca)
  1. A member of a Native American people of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan-language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
    Sense id: en-Ponca-en-noun-F59x8sro Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 83

Inflected forms

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