Meanings
- pluralplural onlyVarious formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
Crows and Sioux were enemies, but they did business together when it was worth while.
1952, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Unbeliever; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 30
- A member of the Sioux tribe.
- The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.
Her husband spoke to the Indian in halting Sioux, but Horse Ears was wise. He did not answer.
1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, Flame on the Frontier; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 28
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ojibwenaadawesiwag“little snakes”
- FrenchSioux
- EnglishSioux
From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
More words from French, Ojibwe
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蘇族 /苏族, 蘇語 /苏语
- 蘇族 /苏族 (Sūzú)tribes
- 蘇語 /苏语 (Sūyǔ)language group
Finnish sioux, sioux
- siouxtribes
- siouxlanguage group
French Sioux, Sioux
- Siouxtribes
- Siouxmember of the Sioux tribe
- siouxlanguage group
German Sioux, Sioux
- Siouxtribes
- Siouxmember of the Sioux tribe
Portuguese siú, siú
- siútribes
- siúlanguage group
Russian си́у, си́у
- си́у (síu)tribes
- си́у (síu)language group
Swedish siouxer, siouxspråk
- siouxertribes
- siouxspråklanguage group
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Sioux
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Cite this entry
Sioux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sioux
“Sioux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sioux. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sioux,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sioux.
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