Sioux

Meaning

1. Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
2. A member of the Sioux tribe.
3. The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.

Etymology / origin

From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.

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