Yankton

American  

[yangk-tuhn] / ˈjæŋk tən /

noun

• Yanktons,
  plural
• Yankton
  plural

1. a member of one of two tribes of Dakota Indian people who inhabited the northern Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries.

2. a town in SE South Dakota.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Yankton
  plural
• Yanktons
  plural

Example Sentences

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Yankton Yanktons

Shortly after arriving in Yankton, in 1959, Boritt sent away for a pamphlet of Lincoln’s speeches, published to celebrate Lincoln’s 150th birthday that year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and Yankton Sioux tribes on Friday passed separate resolutions to prohibit Ms Noem from setting foot in their territory.

From BBC ● May 13, 2024

The baby was found inside a vehicle outside a church late Wednesday afternoon, the Yankton Police Department said in a news release Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Farther north, a fireworks show in Yankton, South Dakota, was postponed until Wednesday night because lightning prevented crews from setting up the display.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

Their baggage went by steam boat to Yankton.

From Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane by H. B. Reese

"And the Yanktons, and the burnt-wood Tetons, who live in the elbow of the river, 'with muddy water,' do they not come into the lodges of the Loups and smoke?"

From The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper

These bands rarely if ever approach the Missouri, which is occupied by their kinsmen the Yanktons and the Tetons.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Paul Allen

The Indians who have just left us are the Yanktons, a tribe of the great nation of Sioux.

From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks

These Yanktons are about two hundred men in number; and inhabit the Jacques, Desmoines, and Sioux rivers.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Paul Allen

It wasn't a month ago that a party of Yanktons left a whole antelope.

From Where the Trail Divides by Will Lillibridge