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

• South Dakotan
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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South Dakota

Giant-sequoia fossils have been found in Nevada, Colorado, South Dakota and other Western states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

On the evening of July 16, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, dozens of election officials and their staffs gathered for a reception near Mount Rushmore.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Eating breakfast in a South Dakota coffee shop, Gloria Steinem was all too aware of the couple eyeballing her from the next booth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The fossil was excavated from Upper Cretaceous rock layers in the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Two days were due to a bout of food poisoning from a taco truck next to Dave’s Marine in Webster, South Dakota.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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