Dakota

[duh-koh-tuh]

noun

1. a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.

2. North Dakota or South Dakota.

3. the Dakotas, North Dakota and South Dakota.

4. Also called Sioux. a member of the largest tribe of the Siouan stock of North American Indians, who originally occupied Minnesota and Wisconsin and later migrated westward to the Great Plains.

5. Santee.

6. a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota and Assiniboin Indians.

Dakota

/ dəˈkəʊtə /

noun

1. a former territory of the US: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889

Other Word Forms

• Dakotan adjective

Example Sentences

Large-scale renewable energy and carbon capture projects in red states such as Wyoming, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana and North Dakota that received funding from the Energy Department were not subject to the cuts.

From Los Angeles Times

“I spoke to her and she made it as far as South Dakota; she’s driving back.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dakota's parents said part of the park, particularly the climbing frame, would be inaccessible to their daughter and other disabled children.

From BBC

State credit card records suggest she visited Naples at least 10 times during her last four years as South Dakota governor.

From Salon

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds said he would approach it as an "employer-employee issue".

From BBC