North Dakota

Abbr. ND or N.D. or N.Dak.

A state of the north-central United States bordering on Canada. It was admitted as the 39th state in 1889. Acquired through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and a border treaty with Great Britain (1818), the region became part of the Dakota Territory in 1861. It was set off from South Dakota when statehood was achieved. Bismarck is the capital and Fargo the largest city. Population: 640,000.

North Dakotan adj. & n.

North Dakota

(Placename) a state of the western US: mostly undulating prairies and plains, rising from the Red River valley in the east to the Missouri plateau in the west, with the infertile Bad Lands in the extreme west. Capital: Bismarck. Pop.: 642 200 (2000). Area: 183 019 sq. km (70 664 sq. miles) Abbreviations N.Dak N.D (with zip code), ND

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North Dakota - a state of north central United States bordering on Canada

Peace Garden State, ND

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park - a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Dakota - the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota

capital of North Dakota, Bismarck - capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river

Fargo - largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river

James River, James - a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

Little Missouri, Little Missouri River - a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota

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Bismarck capital of North Dakota Coyote State Dakota Fargo Grand Forks Gros Ventre Heart River Hidatsa James River Knife River Little Missouri Little Missouri River Mandan Mount Rushmore State N.Dak. Nd North Dakotan Peace Garden State	Next came the bonanza farmer of the Red River Valley--such a man, for instance, as Oliver Dalrymple, of North Dakota, who found that by the aid of the telephone he could plant and harvest thirty thousand acres of wheat in a single season. The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context	North American Free Trade Agreement North American nation North Atlantic North Atlantic Council North Atlantic Current North Atlantic Drift North Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Treaty North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Ayrshire North Bay North Bergen North Borneo North Brabant north by east north by west North Canadian River North Cape North Carolina North Carolinian North Cascades National Park north celestial pole North Channel North Charleston North Country North Dakota North Dakotan North Down North Downs North Dravidian North East Frontier Agency North East Lincolnshire North Equatorial Current North following North Fork North Frigid Zone North Frisian Islands North Germanic North Germanic language North Highlands North Holland North Island north island edelweiss North Karroo North Korea North Korean North Korean monetary unit North Korean won North Lanarkshire North Las Vegas North Lincolnshire	North County Regional Education Center North County Road North County San Diego Drupal Users Group North County Serenity House North County Technology Group North County Times North County Total Wellness North County Transit District North County Transit District Board North County Water Reclamation Facility North County Yamaha North County Young Professionals North County Youth Soccer Association North Coventry Fire Department North Cow Creek School North Crimean Canal North Crossing North Cumberland Fire District North Cumberland Little League North Cumbria Community Genetics Project North Cumbria Health Authority North Cyprus Properties North Dade Health Center North Dade Regional Library North Dakota North Dakota (state) North Dakota (state) North Dakota (state) North Dakota Adult Soccer North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network North Dakota Air Branch North Dakota Alliance for Renewable Energy North Dakota Amateur Hockey Association North Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education North Dakota Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development North Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children North Dakota Association of Counties North Dakota Association of County Engineers North Dakota Association of Dance and Drill North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations North Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives North Dakota Association of School Administrators North Dakota Association of School Psychologists North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals North Dakota Association of Soil Conservation Districts North Dakota Association of Student Councils North Dakota Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators North Dakota Association of Teacher Educators North Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives

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Bismarck
capital of North Dakota
Coyote State
Dakota
Fargo
Grand Forks
Gros Ventre
Heart River
Hidatsa
James River
Knife River
Little Missouri
Little Missouri River
Mandan
Mount Rushmore State
N.Dak.
Nd
North Dakotan
Peace Garden State

Next came the bonanza farmer of the Red River Valley--such a man, for instance, as Oliver Dalrymple, of North Dakota, who found that by the aid of the telephone he could plant and harvest thirty thousand acres of wheat in a single season.

The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context

North American Free Trade Agreement

North American nation

North Atlantic

North Atlantic Council

North Atlantic Current

North Atlantic Drift

North Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Treaty

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

North Ayrshire

North Bay