Dakota

[ duh-koh-tuh ]

noun

1. a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
2. North Dakota or South Dakota.
3. the Dakotas, North Dakota and South Dakota.
4. Also called Sioux. a member of the largest tribe of the Siouan stock of North American Indians, who originally occupied Minnesota and Wisconsin and later migrated westward to the Great Plains.
5. Santee ( defs 3, 4 ).
6. a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota and Assiniboin Indians.

Dakota

/ dəˈkəʊtə /

noun

1. a former territory of the US: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889

Other Words From

• Da·kotan adjective noun

Example Sentences

That echoes other members of the Senate GOP caucus, including Texas’ John Cornyn and South Dakota’s Mike Rounds, and it’s more spine than some Trump allies have shown.

From Salon

An anti-abortion measure passed in Nebraska, while an abortion rights measure failed in the state as well as in Florida and South Dakota.

From Salon

At the center of it all is Sen. John Thune, a South Dakota Republican who won an internal vote to become Senate majority leader on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Air traffic control systems handling the flight were confused by a duplicate code - DVL - representing both Deauville in France and Devil's Lake in North Dakota, USA.

From BBC

How Gaetz’s nomination will be taken up by the Senate is unclear, but it will be an early test for newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, another mainstream Republican.

From Los Angeles Times