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Dakotan

British  
/ dəˈkəʊtən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Dakota or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Dakota

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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They had met at Stripe where the North Dakotan was one of the earliest employees after dropping out of Harvard and then MIT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The 47-year-old South Dakotan played wide receiver at Sioux Falls from 1993 to 1996.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2021

This sense of impending danger continues as Elinor is undermined, second-guessed and transgressed upon as a woman, a North Dakotan, a writer and a biracial American.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

Two years ago, a paleontologist claimed to have found evidence at a fossil-rich North Dakotan site called Tanis that dinosaurs were alive until moments after the impact, when floodwaters surged over them.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 22, 2021

The Dakotan sat down on the floor before the fire and was still as a spirit.

From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Comfort, Will Levington