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Gender Masculine
Usage Sioux, Popular Culture
Meaning & History
Means "soldier" in Lakota. From the Lakota akíčhita "soldier, army, military, troops, police".Historically this would have been a term applied to warrior members of society whenever they were on duty (as camp police, during a communal hunt or war path, as scouts, etc). In modern times, it's sometimes applied to policemen or soldiers of the US army.This is the name of a character on HBO's series 'Westworld'.