Lakota Definition
lə-kōtə
lakotas
noun
A member of the largest and westernmost of the Sioux, made up of seven groups including the Oglala, Hunkpapa, Brulé, Miniconjou, and Sihasapa. The Lakota became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating westward in the 1700s and figured prominently in the resistance to white encroachment on the northern Great Plains.
American Heritage
A member of the westernmost branch of the Dakotas.
Webster's New World
The group of dialects of Dakota spoken by the Lakotas.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Teton Dakota
- Teton Sioux
- teton
pronoun
The language spoken by the Lakota.
Wiktionary
A Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Lakota
Noun
Singular:
Lakota
Plural:
lakotasOrigin of Lakota
Lakota lakxota allies
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Lakota for "alliance of friends"
From Wiktionary
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