South Dakota

American  

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.

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South Dakota British  

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)

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South Dakota Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

• South Dakotan
  adjective

Example Sentences

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South Dakota

When a bat tested positive for rabies in Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota on July 29, officials released a statement about two weeks later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The fossil was excavated from Upper Cretaceous rock layers in the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

In rural markets, beneficiaries had fewer choices — such as none in Alaska, one in Vermont, four in South Dakota and three in Wyoming, KFF found.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Eric Gropper has about 350 breeding cows on around 8,000 acres of grassland in south-west South Dakota.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

He was Lawrence’s great friend, yet as different from the South Dakota boy as the moon is different from the sun.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik