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North Dakota

American  

noun

  1. a state in the northern central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Bismarck. ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.


North Dakota British  

noun

  1. Abbreviation: N. Dak..   N.D..   ND.  a state of the western US: mostly undulating prairies and plains, rising from the Red River valley in the east to the Missouri plateau in the west, with the infertile Bad Lands in the extreme west. Capital: Bismarck. Pop: 633 837 (2003 est). Area: 183 019 sq km (70 664 sq miles)

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North Dakota Cultural  
  1. State in the north-central United States, bordered by Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, to the north; Minnesota to the east; South Dakota to the south; and Montana to the west. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo.


Other Word Forms

  • North Dakotan adjective

Example Sentences

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The new platform is available in Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and South Carolina, with plans for expansion.

From Barron's

Thomas owns and operates this hidden gem of a shop just off Interstate 94, at the edge of the tiny community of Hebron, North Dakota, population 794.

From Salon

The tooth was uncovered in 2022 from a river deposit in North Dakota.

From Science Daily

Energy Transfer is asking the North Dakota Supreme Court to block the activist group’s attempt to end-run the U.S. legal system.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tentative agreement covers 300 locomotive engineers on the Soo Line property operating trains in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

From The Wall Street Journal