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

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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A new lease agreement with CoreWeave for 150 megawatts at Polaris Forge 1 fully leases the North Dakota campus.

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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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The bank is investing in its branch footprint through openings and renovations, but has been looking to exit its presence in Wyoming and the Dakotas, according to one of the people.

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