Mandan
1 Americannoun
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a member of a Siouan people of North Dakota.
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the Siouan language of the Mandan Indians.
noun
Example Sentences
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Jerry got his start just across the Missouri River in Bismarck’s sister city, Mandan, at a theater called the Showboat.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples are learning more about the missiles siloed on their lands, and that knowledge has put the preservation of their culture and heritage in even starker relief.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 24, 2023
The lawsuit’s defendants included the Morton and Stutsman county sheriffs, the Mandan police chief and 100 unidentified officers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
District Republicans recently appointed a successor for his seat representing Mandan, the city neighboring Bismarck to the west across the Missouri River.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
For example, in 1837 the Mandan Indian tribe, with one of the most elaborate cultures in our Great Plains, contracted smallpox from a steamboat traveling up the Missouri River from St. Louis.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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