First Known Use: 1762
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Sioux
noun \ˈsü\
: a member of a Native American people originally from the north central U.S.
plural Sioux \ˈsü, ˈsüz\
Full Definition of SIOUX
1
: dakota
2
: siouan
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Origin of SIOUX
American French, short for Nadouessioux, from Ojibwa na·towe·ssiw-
Rhymes with SIOUX
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
SIOUX Defined for Kids
Sioux
noun \ˈsü\
plural Sioux \ˈsü, ˈsüz\
Definition of SIOUX for Kids
: dakota
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