Definition of Dakota
Dakotas
alsoDakota
1 : a member of an American Indian people of the northern Mississippi River valley
2 : the Siouan language of the Dakota people
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Origin and Etymology of dakota
Dakota (Yankton-Yánktonai and Santee dialects) dakhóta, perhaps literally, friendly, allied
First Known Use: 1804
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