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

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Example Sentences

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South Dakota

Earlier this year, Kao agreed to meet a ProPublica reporter at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota, where he is incarcerated.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

It is managed by the US Department of Energy's Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota - the deepest laboratory in the US at nearly a mile beneath the ground.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota said that he was still working to secure the votes needed for Blanche’s confirmation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

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