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Sioux (so̵̅o̅)

noun pl. Sioux (so̵̅o̅, so̵̅o̅z)

Dakota ( & )

Etymology: 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

adjective

Dakota ()

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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