Siouan meaning

UK /suː/ US /su/ 1 syllable

Siouan (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.

Siouan has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

Siouan as a noun

  1. 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

    Synonyms: Sioux

    Type of: Plains Indian

    Kinds: Biloxi, Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Dhegiha, Hidatsa, Iowa, Missouri, Ofo, Oto, Santee, Teton

  2. a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux

    Synonyms: Siouan language

    Type of: Amerind

    Kinds: Biloxi, Catawba, Chiwere, Crow, Dakota, Dhegiha, Hidatsa, Hunkpapa, Ofo, Oglala, Santee, Tutelo

Siouan as an adjective

  1. of or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture

    Related forms: Sioux

How to pronounce Siouan

Siouan is pronounced /suː/ in British English and /su/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

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