South Dakota

American  

noun

1. a state in the northern central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Pierre. SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.

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South Dakota British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: S. Dak.   SD.  a state of the western US: lies mostly in the Great Plains; the chief US producer of gold and beryl. Capital: Pierre. Pop: 764 309 (2003 est). Area: 196 723 sq km (75 955 sq miles)

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South Dakota Cultural  

1. State in the north-central United States bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota and Iowa to the east, Nebraska to the south, and Wyoming and Montana to the west. Its capital is Pierre, and its largest city is Sioux Falls.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• South Dakotan
  adjective

Example Sentences

In written testimony, Glynn shared his experience hearing about young women performing illegal abortions when he was a freshman at the University of South Dakota in 1966.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Turner Ranches operates 13 ranches in Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico and South Dakota, according to the company’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Noem, who is also a former South Dakota governor, was eating at the popular Capital Burger restaurant with her handbag underneath her seat when he took it, the BBC's US partner CBS reported.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

In my home state of South Dakota there’s a 9-foot bronze-and-granite statue of a cheeseburger inscribed with “hot and deliciously juicy” in Latin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But McCandless, in his naivete, relied on the ad-vice of hunters he’d consulted in South Dakota, who advised him to smoke his meat, not an easy task under the circumstances.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer