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South Dakotan

British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to South Dakota or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of South Dakota

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kalen DeBoer, a South Dakotan who cut his teeth in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, spent 2019 as the Hoosiers’ offensive coordinator.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

While the dust settles around UW’s national coaching search, let’s get to know the 47-year-old South Dakotan and former head coach at Fresno State.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2021

He believes he became the first South Dakotan to own a Derby horse in at least a half-century, the Yankton Press and Dakotan reports.

From Washington Times Sep. 28, 2020

A native South Dakotan who was raised in Yankton by the Missouri river on the Nebraska border, he sticks out not only by his vestments, but with his pale white skin and freckles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2020

A decade ago, South Dakotan trust companies held $57.3bn in assets.

From The Guardian Nov. 14, 2019

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