HyperDic: sioux

English > 1 sense of the word Sioux:
NOUNperson Sioux, Siouana member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
Sioux > pronunciation
Soundssuw'
Rhymesensue ... tiramisu: 6 rhymes with suw...
English > Sioux: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains.
SynonymSiouan
InstancesCrazy Horse, Tashunca-UitcoA chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)
Rain-in-the-FaceA chief of the Sioux
NarrowerBiloxiA member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi
CatawbaA member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
CrowA member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
DakotaA member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley
DhegihaAny member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
Hidatsa, Gros VentreA member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota
Iowa, IowayA member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
MissouriA member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri
OfoA member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi
Oto, OtoeA member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska
Santee, Santee Sioux, Santee Dakota, Eastern SiouxA member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
Teton, Lakota, Teton Sioux, Teton DakotaA member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
TuteloA member of the Siouan people of Virginia and North Carolina
WinnebagoA member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay
BroaderPlains Indian, Buffalo IndianA member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America
Spanishsioux, Sioux, siux
Catalansioux, siú, siux
AdjectivesSiouanof or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict