# Sioux City

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city, the county seat of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, located in Woodbury County and Plymouth County
2. Ellipsis of Sioux City Township: A township in Woodbury, Iowa, United States
3. 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. 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"

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sioux-city