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Dakota
noun
Da·ko·ta
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plural Dakotas
also Dakota
Definition of Dakota
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a member of an American Indian people of the northern Mississippi River valley
2
: the Siouan language of the Dakota people
Dakota
geographical name
Da·ko·ta
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\
\
Definition of Dakota (Entry 2 of 2)
territory (1861–89) in the northwestern U.S. that was divided in 1889 into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
(the Da*ko*tas
\ də-ˈkō-təz \ )
\ )
Other Words from Dakota
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Dakotan
\ də-ˈkō-tᵊn
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adjective or noun
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Dakota
noun
Da·ko·ta
| \ də-ˈkō-tə
\
\
plural Dakotas
also Dakota
Kids Definition of Dakota
1
: a member of an American Indian people of the area that is now Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
2
: the language of the Dakota people
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