Dakota
noun
a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
Dakotas
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pluralof Dakota.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For decades, the swath from the Dakotas to Ohio steadily lost population to other parts of the country, as manufacturing jobs disappeared and the growth of the service economy pulled people to the South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The fact that Morès was neighbors with Teddy Roosevelt out in the Dakotas is such an interesting historical coincidence.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
"The Naashoibito dinosaurs lived at the same time as the famous Hell Creek species in Montana and the Dakotas," said Daniel Peppe, Ph.D., associate professor of geosciences at Baylor University.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
Data center developers are working in Alabama, the Dakotas and Indiana, “traditionally states that wouldn’t have data centers,” Eades said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Orv Ogilvy had lit out for the Dakotas.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
