Sioux

(so̵̅o̅)

noun pl. Sioux

Dakota ( & )

Origin: Fr, contr. < Nadouessioux, pl. < Ottawa dialect of nadowe-is-iw, naadoweesiwag, an ethnic name, lit., adder: applied in variant forms in different Algonquian languages to a number of non-Algonquian groups

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Dakota ()

See Sioux in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Sioux Sioux (so͞o, so͞oz)
  1. a. A group of Native American peoples, also known as the Dakota, inhabiting the northern Great Plains from Minnesota to eastern Montana and from southern Saskatchewan to Nebraska. Present-day Sioux populations are located mainly in North and South Dakota.
    b. A member of any of these peoples.
  2. Any of the Siouan languages of the Sioux peoples.

Origin:

Origin: North American French

Origin: , short for nadouéssioux

Origin: , from Ottawa naadowesiwag

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