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Yankton

(yăngkˈtən)

noun pl. Yankton Yankton or Yank·tons
  1. A division of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting northern Minnesota, now located mainly in the eastern Dakotas. The Yankton and Yanktonai occupy a middle position between the Santee and Teton divisions of the Sioux.
  2. A member of this division.

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