"Sioux" meaning in English

See Sioux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /suː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sioux.wav
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Sioux}} French Sioux, {{der|en|oj|naadawesiwag||little snakes}} Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), {{taxlink|Sistrurus catenatus|species}} Sistrurus catenatus Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Sioux pl (plural only)
  1. Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Native American tribes Derived forms: Big Sioux, Sioux City, Sioux County, Sioux Falls Related terms: Siouan Translations (tribes): 蘇族 (Chinese Mandarin), 苏族 (Sūzú) (Chinese Mandarin), sioux (Finnish), Sioux [feminine, masculine] (French), síux [masculine, plural] (Galician), Sioux [masculine, plural] (German), Сиу (Siu) (Macedonian), Bwaanag (Ojibwe), Naadawesiwag (Ojibwe), Naadweswag (Ottawa), siú (Portuguese), Nadwéswak (Potawatomi), си́у (síu) [masculine] (Russian), siouxer (Swedish), Shaha (Unami)
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Proper name

IPA: /suː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sioux.wav
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Sioux}} French Sioux, {{der|en|oj|naadawesiwag||little snakes}} Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), {{taxlink|Sistrurus catenatus|species}} Sistrurus catenatus Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Sioux
  1. A member of the Sioux tribe. Translations (member of the Sioux tribe): Sioux [feminine, masculine] (French), síux [feminine, masculine, plural, singular] (Galician), Sioux [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-Sioux-en-name-OGaKfXvJ

Proper name

IPA: /suː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sioux.wav
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Sioux}} French Sioux, {{der|en|oj|naadawesiwag||little snakes}} Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), {{taxlink|Sistrurus catenatus|species}} Sistrurus catenatus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sioux
  1. The group of languages spoken by the Sioux. Related terms: Crow, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, The Lakota Sioux Language Site Translations (language group): 蘇語 (Chinese Mandarin), 苏语 (Sūyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), sioux (Finnish), sioux [masculine] (French), síux [masculine] (Galician), сиуа́нски (siuánski) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), siú (Portuguese), си́у (síu) (Russian), siouxspråk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Sioux-en-name-EQ6b-n6N
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      "code": "oj",
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      "word": "Bwaanag"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "code": "pot",
      "lang": "Potawatomi",
      "sense": "tribes",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "tribes",
      "word": "siouxer"
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      "word": "Shaha"
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}

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    {
      "word": "Crow"
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    {
      "word": "Dakota"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lakota"
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    {
      "word": "Nakota"
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        "The group of languages spoken by the Sioux."
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language group",
      "word": "蘇語"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "Sūyǔ",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "sioux"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "sioux"
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "language group",
      "word": "siú"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "síu",
      "sense": "language group",
      "word": "си́у"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "language group",
      "word": "siouxspråk"
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  ],
  "word": "Sioux"
}

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