Yankton

[ yangk-tuhn ]

noun

, plural Yank·tons, (especially collectively) Yank·ton

1. a member of one of two tribes of Dakota Indian people who inhabited the northern Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Yanktonai.
2. a town in SE South Dakota.

Example Sentences

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

The Yankton Sioux Tribe voted Friday to ban Noem from their land in southeastern South Dakota just a few days after the Sisseton-Wahpeton Ovate tribe took the same action.

From Seattle Times

Army Corps of Engineers increased the water flow at a Missouri River dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border near Yankton to reduce the chance of ice jams forming.

From Seattle Times

“The Yankton Police Department will continue the investigation. As more details become available, we will issue another press release,” the release said.

From Seattle Times

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