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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sioux \Sioux\, prop. n. sing. & pl. (Ethnol.)
     A nation of American Indians; see {Dakotas}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Dakotas \Da*ko"tas\, n. pl.; sing. {Dacota}. (Ethnol.)
     An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes,
     mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; -- also, in
     part, called {Sioux}. [Written also {Dacotahs}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sioux
       n : 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 [syn: {Siouan}]

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sioux -- U.S. County in Iowa
     Population (2000):    31589
     Housing Units (2000): 11260
     Land area (2000):     767.883314 sq. miles (1988.808569 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.699272 sq. miles (1.811107 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    768.582586 sq. miles (1990.619676 sq. km)
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             43.075135 N, 96.182305 W
     Headwords:
      Sioux
      Sioux, IA
      Sioux County
      Sioux County, IA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sioux -- U.S. County in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    1475
     Housing Units (2000): 780
     Land area (2000):     2066.588747 sq. miles (5352.440055 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.727944 sq. miles (1.885367 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2067.316691 sq. miles (5354.325422 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             42.432082 N, 103.792840 W
     Headwords:
      Sioux
      Sioux, NE
      Sioux County
      Sioux County, NE
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sioux -- U.S. County in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    4044
     Housing Units (2000): 1216
     Land area (2000):     1094.120067 sq. miles (2833.757845 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    34.178616 sq. miles (88.522205 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1128.298683 sq. miles (2922.280050 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             46.135844 N, 100.867173 W
     Headwords:
      Sioux
      Sioux, ND
      Sioux County
      Sioux County, ND
  

















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