English Explanatory Dictionary

Sioux City

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the county seat of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, located in Woodbury County and Plymouth County.
  2. Ellipsis of Sioux City Township: A township in Woodbury, Iowa, United States.
  3. Ellipsis of Metro Sioux City / Sioux City Metropolitan Area: A metropolitan area in Siouxland, United States, located in Iowa and South Dakota and Nebraska.
  4. Ellipsis of Sioux City aircrash: The 19 July 1989 crash of a DC-10 operating as United Airlines Flight 232 at Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, USA; the event colloquially known as "Sioux City".

Word forms

Sioux City Soo City

Etymology

From Sioux + city. From being located on land originally inhabited by the Dakota tribe of Sioux Amerindians.

Derived words

Diocese of Sioux City Metro Sioux City North Sioux City Sioux City aircrash Sioux City crash Sioux City Metropolitan Area Sioux City Township South Sioux City
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