Associations to the word «Sioux»

Wiktionary

SIOUX, proper noun. Name applied to various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
SIOUX, proper noun. The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.
SIOUX FALLS, proper noun. A city in South Dakota, USA
SIOUX STATE, proper noun. North Dakota

Dictionary definition

SIOUX, noun. A member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains.

Wise words

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