North Dakota

American  

noun

1. a state in the northern central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Bismarck. ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.

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North Dakota British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N. Dak., N.D., ND. a state of the western US: mostly undulating prairies and plains, rising from the Red River valley in the east to the Missouri plateau in the west, with the infertile Bad Lands in the extreme west. Capital: Bismarck. Pop: 633 837 (2003 est). Area: 183 019 sq km (70 664 sq miles)

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North Dakota Cultural  

1. State in the north-central United States, bordered by Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, to the north; Minnesota to the east; South Dakota to the south; and Montana to the west. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo.

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Other Word Forms

• North Dakotan
  adjective

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North Dakota

According to the paper's first author, Caleb Strom, a recent graduate of the University of North Dakota, ancient features such as impact craters sit alongside much younger terrain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

This research was also funded by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

North Dakota tops the list of states most dependent on exports to Canada, due largely to its petroleum industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Venezuela, though, isn’t currently a major oil producer—it pumps just 1.1 million barrels a day, on par with North Dakota.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

She’d met her husband when he came to her father’s wheat farm near Hettinger, North Dakota.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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