South Dakota

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noun

a state in the northern central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviations: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.

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OTHER WORDS FROM South Dakota

South Dakotan, adjective, noun

Words nearby South Dakota

South Carolinian, South Caucasian, South Charleston, South China Sea, Southcott, South Dakota, South Dakotan, South Devon, Southdown, South Downs, South Dum Dum

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How to use South Dakota in a sentence

So far, South Dakota is the only state to fully pass any type of statehood resolution.
In faraway state houses, a battle brews over making D.C. the 51st state|Meagan Flynn|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Fury offered four metrics that he said Noem was referring to when she asserted South Dakota was getting through the pandemic better than virtually any other state.
South Dakota’s covid-19 numbers have been terrible, but the governor says that’s the wrong metric|Glenn Kessler|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Since the start of the pandemic, the meat industry has struggled to contain the virus in its facilities, and plants in Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas have endured some of the biggest workplace outbreaks in the country.
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers|by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell|February 4, 2021|ProPublica
Legislation along those lines has advanced in Montana, South Dakota and Mississippi.
Rand Paul blasts letting transgender kids in school sports as ‘bizarre’|Chris Johnson|February 3, 2021|Washington Blade

South Dakota State and South Dakota are both undefeated in Summit League play, and South Dakota State is in this projection by virtue of its superior NET rankings.
NCAA tournament bracketology: Two No. 1 seeds could go to teams outside power conferences|Patrick Stevens|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was born in an apartment above the grocery store owned by his immigrant parents in South Jamaica, Queens.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But South Koreans have a troubled history with American intervention in Korean markets.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Then with your victorious legions you can march south and help drive the Yankee invaders from the land.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for South Dakota

South Dakota

noun

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)Abbreviation: S. Dak, (with zip code) SD

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Cultural definitions for South Dakota

South Dakota

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.