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

Derived Forms

• South Dakotan
  adjective

Example Sentences

In 2015, Turner paid $32.4 million for Standing Butte—then known as Triple U Ranch—a 46,000-acre ranch in South Dakota featured in commercials and movies including “Dances With Wolves.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Noem, who is also a former South Dakota governor, was eating at the popular Capital Burger restaurant with her handbag underneath her seat when he took it, the BBC's US partner CBS reported.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

A few other states, including Mississippi and South Dakota, still allow such lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, had expressed some reservations about his chamber’s bill, but stressed that workers needed their paychecks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The hard roads were coming through, and you could drive most of the way from Montezuma, Indiana, to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on slab.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck