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Sioux City en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Sioux + city. From being located on land originally inhabited by the Dakota tribe of Sioux Amerindians.

Meanings

  1. A city, the county seat of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, located in Woodbury County and Plymouth County.
    • I had lived in Sioux City without the proper Iowa documentation for more than a year, and I'd always figured the license from my home state was as good as gold -- and why not? 2018 December 27, Mason Dockter, “A South Dakota man reflects on getting his Iowa license”, in Sioux City Journal, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2020:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Sioux City Township: A township in Woodbury, Iowa, United States.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Metro Sioux City / Sioux City Metropolitan Area: A metropolitan area in Siouxland, United States, located in Iowa and South Dakota and Nebraska.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Sioux City aircrash: The 19 July 1989 crash of a DC-10 operating as United Airlines Flight 232 at Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, USA; the event colloquially known as "Sioux City".

Forms

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Soo City alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Metro Sioux City · South Sioux City · Diocese of Sioux City · Sioux Cityan · Sioux City Township · North Sioux City · Sioux City Metropolitan Area