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Sioux

Pronunciation: /sjuː/

The English word “Sioux” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

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

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