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Da·kota (də kōt′ə)

noun

  1. pl. Dakotas -·tas or Dakota -·ta a member of any of a group of North American Indian peoples (also called Sioux) of the plains of the N U.S. and adjacent S Canada
  2. the Siouan language of this group

Etymology: < Dakota dakóta, allies < da, to think of as + koda, friend

adjective

  1. of the Dakota Indians or their language or culture
  2. of North Dakota, South Dakota, or both

Related Forms:

  • Dakotan Da·ko′·tan adjective, noun
Dakota Idioms

the Dakotas

North Dakota and South Dakota
Dakota2 definition

Da·kota (də kōt′ə)

former U.S. territory (1861-89), orig. including an area that is present-day N.Dak., S.Dak., and much of what is now Wyo. & Mont.

Etymology: < Dakota

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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