Dakota

American  

[duh-koh-tuh] / dəˈkoʊ tə /

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.

6. a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota and Assiniboin Indians.

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Dakota British  

/ dəˈkəʊtə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Dakotan adjective

Example Sentences

Another of Hoover's novels, Verity, is now being adapted as a film starring Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In August 2025, the company also finalized a new lease agreement with CoreWeave for an additional 150-megawatt data center in North Dakota, bringing Applied Digital’s total anticipated contracted lease revenue to about $11 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A Journal analysis of IRS filings from 128 North Dakota nonprofits reporting charitable-gaming revenue found that from 2018 to 2023, the median nonprofit’s revenue roughly doubled, while expenses rose 50%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The group, the North Dakota Association for the Disabled, operates four bars and made over $4 million in net gaming income in 2024, its filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In one South Dakota community, however, the local operator believed the Martians had invaded.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow