English Explanatory Dictionary

Sioux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
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  1. A member of the Sioux tribe.
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  1. The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.

Pronunciation

/suː/ /sjuː/ De-Sioux3.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sioux.wav

Word forms

Sioux

Etymology

From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.

Related words

Siouan Crow Dakota Lakota Nakota The Lakota Sioux Language Site

Derived words

Big Sioux Siouxan Sioux City Sioux County Sioux Falls Siouxness
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