Missouri vs Siouan

Siouan vs Missouri

Missouri and Siouan both are nouns.

Missouri is not an adjective while Siouan is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Missouri	Yes	No	No	No
Siouan	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Siouan is a hypernym of Missouri; that is, Siouan is a word with a broader meaning than Missouri:

Missouri: a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri
Siouan: 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

Other hypernyms of Missouri include Sioux.

Missouri (noun)	Siouan (noun)
a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri	a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union	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
the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri

Missouri (adjective)	Siouan (adjective)
	of or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture

Difference between Missouri and Siouan

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