South Dakota

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.

South Dakota

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)

South Dakota

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.

Other Word Forms

• South Dakotan adjective

Example Sentences

South Dakota became the first U.S. state to officially recognize External link a “Native Americans’ Day” in 1990.

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For Hulse, a Miss South Dakota turned Republican state senator, it seemed not just a pageant victory but a cultural watershed.

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Born in Nebraska and raised in South Dakota, Leahy worked in his youth as a cowhand, a soda jerk and a clerk in a trading post.

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South Dakota's John Thune, the top Republican in the Senate said he expected furloughed workers to be paid.

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

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