"Sioux" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /suː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sioux.wav [UK]
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, {{m|fr|Nadouessioux}} Nadouessioux, {{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)
    Sense id: en-Sioux-en-name-93Ny1dzA Disambiguation of Languages: 54 11 36 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 91 5 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 3 8 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 59 9 33

Proper name

IPA: /suː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sioux.wav [UK]
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, {{m|fr|Nadouessioux}} Nadouessioux, {{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 [UK]
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, {{m|fr|Nadouessioux}} Nadouessioux, {{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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      "sense": "language group",
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      "roman": "síu",
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