Lakota

noun

La·​ko·​ta lə-ˈkō-tə How to pronounce Lakota (audio)
plural Lakota also Lakotas
1
: a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
2
: a dialect of Dakota

Examples of Lakota in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Weston sent Hoover slides to use at Brown chronicling the Lakota’s treaties with the U.S. government and Standing Rock’s history of resistance. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, and Abbott was a member of Delta Company of the 2nd Battalion, 151st Lakota Medical Evacuation unit. Mosheh Gains, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024 In the championship game, Lakota rallied from a 15-point deficit with 5 minutes remaining to defeat Lima Senior 88-86 in overtime. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024 Yet, the soul of the collection is its collaboration with Dakota and Lakota nation artists, a partnership that could be seen in intricate designs on scarves, bags, and blankets with floral and geometric patterns telling stories of heritage and identity. Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 But this wintry full moon also goes by many other monikers according to different Native American tribes: It’s known as the cold moon to the Cherokee people, the hard moon to the Lakota and the whirling wind moon to the Passamaquoddy tribe. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024 The Warrior Women are sewing fabric with Lakota Star Knowledge motifs to jazz up the studio’s acoustic panels. Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024 The first, Irene Bedard, was nominated for her role in the TV movie Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee in 1995. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024 The last time the Globes nominated an indigenous performer for playing an indigenous character was Irene Beard for her leading role in the 1994 mini-series Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Lakota lakʰóta, a self-designation

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Lakota was in 1918

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Cite this Entry

“Lakota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lakota. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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