Dakota Definition

də-kōtə
dakotas
noun
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.
Webster's New World
The Siouan language of this group.
Webster's New World
A member of any of the Sioux or any of their languages. No longer in scholarly use.
American Heritage
A member of the Dakota people.
Wiktionary
pronoun

The Santee branch of the Sioux people; the language of these people.

Wiktionary
Either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota.
Wiktionary
A male or female given name.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of the Dakota Indians or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
Of North Dakota, South Dakota, or both.
Webster's New World
idiom
the Dakotas
  • North Dakota and South Dakota
Webster's New World

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Dakota Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • From Pennsylvania the sect spread chiefly westward, and, after various vicissitudes, caused by defections and divisions due to doctrinal differences, in 1908 were most numerous in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and North Dakota.

  • It flows first east-north-east and then nearly east until it passes into North Dakota.

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Words Starting With

DDADAK

Words Ending With

ATAOTA

Unscrambles

Dakota

Words Starting With D and Ending With A

Starts With D & Ends With AStarts With DA & Ends With AStarts With D & Ends With TA

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With A