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Dakota definition

də-kōtə
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A member of any of the Sioux or any of their languages. No longer in scholarly use.
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The Siouan language of the Santee.
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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.
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The Siouan language of this group.
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Of the Dakota Indians or their language or culture.
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Of North Dakota, South Dakota, or both.
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(place) 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.
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The Santee branch of the Sioux people; the language of these people.
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Either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota.
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A male or female given name.
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A member of the Dakota people.
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the Dakotas
  • North Dakota and South Dakota
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of dakota - dacota, dacotah

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

the Dakotas

Dakota Sentence Examples

  • He was chairman of the committee on territories, and took an active part in urging the admission as states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Idaho and Montana, which finally came into the Union during his presidency.

  • South Dakota in 1889 had only 15,717 acres of irrigated land.

  • In 1890 the mileage of South Dakota was 2610 m., in 1900, 2961 m., and in 1909, 3776 m.

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